Norwegian Getaway Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Its a wonderful selection of cities and I highly recommend. Pace is fast to take it all in. This is not a truly relax and getaway (pun) schedule. That said the same cruise on a smaller ship would be nicer. Remember that 2-3 ships dock at each port disgorging around 8000-10000 passengers at same moment into these small towns. It really takes away from the charm. Knew this ahead of time but the reality is something to see.

Would like to go again All port of call were excellent Food was very tasty and buffet had an excellent variety Organization for all ports was great

The Baltic cruise is excellent and well worth it. The highlight of the cruise includes St. Petersburg Russia, Berlin Germany, as well as Stockholm Sweden.

Very good cruise would rate it better than costa or msc. overall only the entertainment variety was lacking some. Those that performed were good, smaller entertainment venues were difficult to get into if not reserved early

Overall had a very enjoyable cruise. Excursions were well done and gave us a good exposure to each port/country. Ship and amenities were very satisfactory.

LEVEL OF SERVICES AND PERKS NEEDS IMPROVEMENTS FOR GUEST TAKING TOP LEVEL SUITES. ROYAL CARRIBEAN RECOGNIZES THIS. DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT TOP LEVEL SUITES SHOULD NOT BE SADDLED WITH THE SAME PETTY CHARGES THAT YOU CHARGED TO THE LOWER LEVEL CABINS. PAYING $25,000 PLUS FOR CABIN AND TOLD YOU MUST PAY FOR WATER IN RESTAURANTS AND MINIMAL INTERNET PACKAGE FOR ONE USER AND DEVICE IS A COMPLETE TURNOFF.

We enjoyed our cruise on the Getaway. We wish we would of had more time in each of the ports. Each city had so many things to see and do. The tours do not give you much free time to shop or look around. We did like each of the tours we picked though. I highly recommend doing the Exclusive tours in St. Petersburg. We had very knowledgable tour guides and get off the ship quicker. It was nice just having around 12 people on those tours.

The cruise itself was nice. But I have reached the "gold level" in the latitudes program. My benifits were a bottle of sparkling wine and one bottle of water. That's really disappointing. What's the point of staying loyal ? It doesn't go both ways. Especially when my bathroom didn't work at selected times ( I never knew when ) on 6 of the 9 days, so I had to use the public restroom.

Would not cruise on NCL again even if they paid me, have been on around 15 cruises and by far this was the worst (even worse than Carnival. I have been on Silver Sea so I guess you get what you pay for

Wonderful ship experience, with history to be seen on the port excursions (whether with NCL or independent). Be prepared for some sunshine, but also grey days and rain.

Love the Latin Express playing in Tropicana while dining . Overall we enjoyed the cruise.. I wish the ship will stop at additional port such as Norway and Amsterdam and make it a 12 days cruise The beverage package should include specialty coffee, can soda, fresh juice and water

Cruising is a very good option to tour the Baltic capitals as most capitals are within a night's sailing distance. Norwegian Getaway offers good value for money for this tour. Amenities and entertainment are fewer than on larger ships but the onboard experience is more enjoyable. We would highly recommend this tour for families.

better than 8 yrs ago, on different line. lucked out with weather. beautiful ship. the onboard internet access very nice for keeping in contact with family and projects at home. looking fwd to her return to FL base for winter Carib sailings. can't beat the marriott points either.

I would do this cruise again. Next time we would try to be as independent as possible, rather than using tour operators. All the ports, except Russia, (and I don't know about Copenhagen) are very accessible. Our memories are great. Get one board credit, as much as you can. If you're a drinker, use a drinks package.

We chose this cruise for the Baltic region cities - Copenhagen, Berlin, Tallinn, Saint Petersburg, Helsinki and Stockholm. We had two adults and two teens in a balcony cabin - full size bed and then bunk beds for the kids (couch and pull down from the wall). We did not use room service or require any services from the room steward. We would give this ship 2.5 to 3.0 stars and we had arranged tours with other tour companies and did not use NCL. Getaway positives: - very efficient embark/disembark processes - food in al a carte (i.e free) restaurants was above average (as compared to our other cruise experiences - were able to leave the ship as soon as it cleared port. Other cruises the ship would only let the ship excursion groups go first and then everyone else. - Freestyle dining (i.e. no early / late seating) which allowed us to eat when it was convenient for us and there was food available 24x7 at selected locations. Getaway improvements: - buffet food quality consistency while above average as a whole there were some times where it was poor. - staff service very poor in the Freestyle dining restaurants. The exception being O'Sheehans which had outstanding service. - having to pay (which we did not see) for the main show. Also charging people $9.00 for a CD on how to make towel animals. OK, I can understand the need to make money but that is ridiculous. Overall, I felt like flying on a plane where they nickel and dime you to death. On other cruises, everything was free except for drinks and excursions and some activities (e.g. bingo). Summary, while a big ship the common spaces seemed undersized and poorly laid out.

Staying in the Haven made this cruise great. Otherwise, would have been horrible fighting the lines for meals and entertainment options. Gratuity policy needs work. We prepaid the gratuities which are higher in the Haven, thinking it was done, but then there are add on gratuities for specialty restaurants, wine, and some service staff that are not included in the prepaid gratuities. This is wrong. Gratuities should not be mandatory, and when they are, there should not be more on top of it.

Overall - very good, with major reservations about the ship itself (very small public areas, limited seating available). Also, number of shows for a general public in a theater somewhat limited.

We were on the NCL Getaway, a 3-year new large ship in excellent condition. The choice of ports was excellent but I wish we could have substituted Helsinki, Finland for one of the at sea days. The food and service were generally very good but not particularly memorable except for having a better than usual selection of Asian and vegetarian options at the buffet. The standard dining options without extra fees were too similar and not varied enough.

Shore excursions were mostly overpriced, especially to Berlin and St. Petersberg, and I felt that they were too short and rushed to be enjoyed well. I would recommend looking at third party excursions in these two cities for better and cheaper excursions, e.g. SPB tours! SPB also takes care of Russian visa issues for you too. If you are young and willing to walk some, Talinn can be done by yourself with a guidebook easily. If the ship docks at Stadgarden pier (confirm with excursion desk) in Stockholm, you can also easily do a self-guided walking tour with the help of the HopOn/Off boats.

Onboard entertainment options were very good but not the best. Golf course, water slides and play areas were not nearly as well-designed as on the Carnival Vista.

Rooms were clean with excellent service attendants, and boarding and leaving the ship were much more efficient and easier than on most other cruises.

As for the Copenhagen port experience, using taxis are a must and are more ample than NCL would like you to believe. Fare to or from airport is about USD$70-80. If you have a bigger party, try the very excellent Adina Apartment Hotel fairly nearby for reasonable rates when staying before or after your cruise.

Overall, this was a very enjoyable cruise experience at a very reasonable price-thanks to the help of our always amazing and fantastic  agent, Leanne O.

I really loved this cruise and this ship. I would have preferred to not have the "at sea" day, as this just seemed to be an excuse to get you to spend money, as nothing in this area is really very far away from anything else - could have easily added another stop instead..... We also had to miss the Helsinki port and go to Poland instead - this was awesome, but I probably would have preferred the Helsinki itinerary (not sure why our cruise did this). The food was good on this ship, but the buffet gets really tiresome quickly and it is frequently very, very crowded. The dining rooms need to have some variety - same thing over and over and over in each dining room. Definitely spring for the upgraded dining package so you have some variety. The focus of this cruise is your port stops - these are really awesome and we had a great time visiting so many places!

Great cruise but due to unpredictable weather in the Baltic Sea we missed stops at Berlin and Tallinn. St. Petersburg was  beautiful but President Putin delayed our departing by an hour and a half jamming the ships GPS systems while he attending a soccer match in St Petersburg.