Norwegian Gem Review

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Our wedding cruise

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Gem
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Tanyamokros11
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Apr 2015
Cabin: Inside
Traveled with children

My in laws go on a lot of cruises,so when we got engaged and mentioned we wanted a beach wedding, they suggested a cruise. We picked Norweigan Gem because of the destination ports,mainly St. Thomas where we wanted to get married. It exceeded all my expectations. The staff was unbelievably friendly and went out of their way to make us feel special on our wedding night. The cruise director himself and staff decorated our room with balloons,flowers, wine,champagne ,electric candles. It was unbelievable! Our steward was always friendly and kept our room neat and clean and fresh. We had an inside cabin and while understandably small,was enough room for our clothes to be unpacked and put away in drawers,on shelves and in the closet. Bathroom was nice and shower was good. The shows were great, the food was great,we had a unlimited beverage package which I recommend ,it pays for itself after a couple days! There was always something to do and we didn't eat at the same place for dinner every night. Even the specialty dining was worth the extra expense. Nobody got sick they have hand sanitizer EVERYWHERE! The ship was kept very clean and the staff was just so attentive and friendly. I absolutely recommend Norweigan and would go again. We just got home 3 days ago and are already talking about taking a cruise to the Bahamas!

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Inside

Cabin IC

Very good,plenty of room. Always clean.

Port Reviews

Tortola

We docked at 7 and had to be back by 12 so, not much time to do anything. Since we didn't book an excursion in was kinda boring, not much to do when your just walking around and it was very expensive. A gallon jug of water was 8 bucks! A thing of suntan lotion was 22 dollars. Rediculous.

St. Thomas

We got married on Magens bay beach and it was absolutely gorgeous! There were bathrooms with an outdoor shower, pavilions and a restaurant nearby if you need. We had our reception right on the beach and it was perfect.

San Juan

Beautiful views. We did a lot of shopping here there's many many high end stores to visit. The streets are brick and hard to navigate so I don't recommend wearing heels ladies!

New York (Manhattan)

Not much to say here,we checked in and got on the ship right away and started our vacation! The lines were long to get through security but that's to be expected. It wasn't too bad

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