Norwegian Getaway Review

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Not Impressed With Larger Ship!

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Angelo_R
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jan 2015
Cabin: Balcony Stateroom

This is a fairly in-depth review of the Norwegian Getaway that sailed on Jan 10-17, 2015 for a party of 2 - Me (41) and Wife (45). This was an Anniversary, Thanksgiving, college graduation, Christmas, and New Year cruise rolled into one. We were excited, but leary to do our 5th cruise, 3rd on NCL, on the Getaway. Excited because hey, we're cruising again... we will have fun no matter what... right?!?! Leary because we weren't sure what to expect with a 4,000+ passenger ship. How will the embarkation be handled? Will it feel like there are too many people on board? With 4 days full days at sea, will we just want to be locked in our room?

~~Embarkation~~

By accident, we were the first in line at the port. The person driving us had a prior engagement at 10am, so she dropped us off about 9:40. We waited for about 10 minutes outside and the doors were opened. The few of us that were there at that time were seated in the chairs around the outside of the queue line. As more showed up, the put them standing in the queue line. About 10:30-10:45, the security waved us up to start scanning us and our bags. We then went to ticketing and received our cards and "Group 1" boarding card. We went upstairs and sat for about an hour before they started boarding. Up to this point, we were excited. I was even able to setup and test the iConcierge app by connecting to the ship's WiFi (more about iConcierge later).

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Balcony Stateroom

Cabin BX

The room was long and narrow, but spacious. There was plenty of storage areas and closet space. The bed was very comfortable with enough pillows and blankets. The couch could accommodate a 3rd guest. The bathroom is small, but manageable with 2 people. Jonathan was our steward and took care of us well. We asked for washcloths as there were none and he made sure we had them every day along with extra towels. Complaint: I'm not sure who designed the faucet in the sink but there is a LARGE sink and the faucet is in the far left corner and can barely get a hand under it to get wet! Also the water pressure in the sink and shower (at least in our room) was poor. We thought it was normal as the ship had only so much water to provide so it may have been restricted. We made friends with another couple and when we went to their room on deck 11 aft on day 6, washed our hands and the pressure was at least twice as much. I mainly showered in the spa, but brushing teeth and washing our hands were tedious with our water pressure. Suggestion: Bring an empty gift card to use to light light the room. Push it down when you enter the room, pull it up and let it rest there when you leave the room.

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