Norwegian Gem Review
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This is our third "Spring Break" cruise on Norwegian and our first on the Gem. DH, myself and DS were once again pleasantly surprised at the level of service and comfort delivered by Norwegian on all fronts.
Embarkation was a breeze because we paid attention to our fellow Cruise Critic members who reminded us that we are now "Lattitudes" level cruisers and we took advantage of that perk. We were thrilled to breeze by the long lines of other folks waiting to check in and were in and out of the embarkation area within 20 minutes of arrival!
We headed to the Grand Pacific for our traditional sit down lunch where we sit and enjoy the view of the Hudson while enjoying a yummy club sandwich and NCL Ceasar salad waiting for the announcement that our rooms were ready. As always, the food was great.
Cabin Review
Mid-Ship Balcony
Our cabin was midship starbord side - we generally request the same cabin each time given it's convenient proximity to the stairs and elevators. We find this cabin (10098) to be perfect for the three of us and there's more than enough space for all our clothes, etc, in the cubby holes and we always store our luggage under the bed to keep the room less cluttered. Our room steward "Dedy" was phenominal. He was always pleasant and no request was too mundane or bothersome for him. A simple request for water in a pitcher was met with great enthusiasm and we never were thirsty or lacked ice or anything else on our cruise. NCL needs to "clone" Dedy! In a word he was wonderful!