Over Crowded/Poor Food/Great Crew

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 131

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

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8 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 18, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12308

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The ship is over run with crowds. The food was often cold in the MDR. THE spa was rarely mopped is is not safe and too crowded. Eliminating late night buffet only exacerbates the food venue crowding during the day. Staff was stressed by the massive pressure this puts on them Il Cucina needs to go. The food was not worthy and yet they call it a speciality Cagneys and Ocean blue never disappoint. Elimination of evening turn down is shocking and forced us to re think how we spent our day. The muster should be by video like other cruise lines and should start and end on time.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Paid $200 for priority. Worth it because 4000 were jammed together with no space or distancinv

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

MDR Food was often cold and of low quality. Cucina was inedible. Ocean Blue and Cagneys were great. Il Bistro was rushed. Buffet was over crowded, over run and often no seating

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Fitness center was good. Pools were nice so long as you went at 8 am. Rest of time it was over run and smokers were adjacent

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Bartenders at prime meridian Ramon and Earnest in particular were awesome. As was bar tender from Hungary.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Too many people and space was poorly laid out to accommodate the crowds.

Cabin / Stateroom