The Norwegian Getaway cruise is a good experience as it has an excellent itinerary with 3 full days at sea and 3 stops at some beautiful islands (Tortola, St. Thomas, Bahamas).

Starting with the Good: The food on the ship at the various restaurants is good...although at one particular French restaurant called Le Bistro, the food there is great (5 star personal rating). Lots of places to sit and hang out, plenty of excellent bars to have a delicious drink at, and even some fun arcade games, including bowling for those gamers out there. If you crave a delicious hot/cold coffee, there is an Italian-style coffee shop on deck 7 by the atrium which makes an excellent brew any time of day. Comedy shows are really good on the ship and the musical, "Burn the Floor" was fantastic along with the "Illusionarium" magic show. If you're tense, the spa has awesome massages available, including other cool services such as facials, a barber shop, nail/hair treatment, teeth whitening, and much more. Entering and leaving the ship was really easy and didn't take long at all, so that was a nice perk. The water slides on the top deck were incredibly fun and comparable to any nice water park's slides.

The Not-So-Good: The day we arrived, it took us a long time to have our luggage delivered to our room. This was a bit worrisome as we called the front desk at one point to check, and they had no idea where our luggage was, and the ship was about to take off. We eventually received our luggage after being on the ship several hours. Our aft room was noisy due to things shaking from the ship moving and being under a dancing/hip-hop music area above us. Some of the entertainment on the ship was boring, such as just showing a "Cake Boss" episode on the huge TV screen and carrying simple "Trivia" games in the morning that could put a screaming child to sleep. Room service was free...except there was an $8 convenience fee so it really wasn't free so we only ordered room service once. The room service that we did receive had stale coffee and grapefruit juice that tasted like it came from a chemistry lab. The ship carries 4,000+ people so everywhere you went, including the bathroom, was often packed. Due to having so many people on the ship, the cruise is understaffed leaving many sad employee faces passing you without any acknowledgement. Even many of the waiters/waitresses at the restaurants looked sad/depressed, which was particularly disappointing (Le Bistro was quite the opposite as the service there was perfect). Some of the live music on the ship was performed by pros, and sometimes the music was performed by what appeared to be amateur musicians who are taking lessons and being off-key on the musical/vocal notes (especially in the Tropicana restaurant). Read more