Very Disappointing Caribbean Cruise

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
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Norwegian Getaway

15 Night Caribbean: Curacao Aruba & Barbados (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 04, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11818

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Very disappointed from beginning to end. It was apparent that the cruise lacked luster and excitement. Overall boring cruise.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Not too timely. Never received boarding group # so had to be inconvenienced and a later boarding group card . Upon entering ship no one was there to guide passengers on where to go. Very confusing.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Not all bars had Tangueray gin. Out of stock for two days of cruise. Food bland tasting and little variation added to menu. Pretty much the same food in Taste, Savor and Tropicana restaurants.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Same activities in Antrim every day of cruise. Boring.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Fabulous Millionaire Quartet show. Mentalist was fair and Burn the Floor loud and music pretty much the same. Dueling pianos was great.

Children's Programs

Did not travel with children n

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
For most part service was good. Bar staff great. Dining very good. Rarely saw room steward and missed the towel animals on bed each night.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ships layout was ok but design needs a significant upgrade. Looks old and outdated. Ship was clean and maintained nicely.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Room was roomy enough but balcony a bit narrow. Struggled moving balcony chairs and chairs not roomy or comfortable. A little table between the chairs barely held two glasses.

Ship tip

DON’T!! Cruise on another ship.

Ports of call

New York, New York Did not visit port

Live in New York

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

1 out of 5
Arrived late afternoon. Too dark to walk the streets of St Thomas. Shops closed early as they did not expect passengers from the Getaway.

St. John's, Antigua

3 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

4 out of 5
Nice excursion but no time to browse and shop.

Kingstown, St. Vincent

2 out of 5
Not a port I would go back too. This port replaced St Lucia.

St. George's, Grenada

3 out of 5
Terrible weather for excursion. Tour okay.

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5
Nice excursion but no time to browse the shops.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Nice excursion but little time to browse and shop and shops too far from pier and no shuttle availed to take handicapped back to the ship.

PUNTA CANA (LA ROMANA), DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

1 out of 5
Terrible excursion. Spent a total of 3 hrs on a bus getting to tour site and returning to ship. Absolutely rediculous. Tour was very difficult for handicapped.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Great excursion and plenty of time to browse and shop and also to sit at a cafe for a drink and eats. Best port!

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Did not visit port

Captain cancelled port due to an approaching storm.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Slow but not bad
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1 Comment

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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