Norwegian Gem Review

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Okay cruise but waiting for service makes it not recommended

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Gem
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SvenL
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Aug 2015
Cabin: Mid-Ship Oceanview Picture Window
Traveled with children

This was our first time on NCL previously we have done 2 cruises on Princess, 2 Celebrity and 2 Royal Caribbean. My review:

Food/Drinks: Very good. In my opinion slightly better than Princess and Royal Caribbean. Cagneys was very good. We ate there twice.

Itinerary: Good, no better no worse than other cruises I've taken to Bahamas. Great Stirrup Cay is not a very nice island. It’s basically a rock/sandbar. Coco Cay (the Royal Caribbean private island) next to great stirrup cay is much nicer (greener) and much better snorkeling. $35 to rent a covered chair on Stirrup Cay is too much. Also the bar at Stirrup cay at 3pm had a long line at bar with three guys behind the bar; two cleaning down bottles and only one tending bar. Had to wait 10 minutes on line to get two sodas. The day in Stirrup Cay would have been a total bust but what saved the day was the Stingray tour. That was a great tour. Also the tender service here is bad. Having to get a tender ticket on the pool deck then wait for your number to be called was bad experience that I didn’t have on other cruise lines.

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Mid-Ship Oceanview Picture Window

Cabin OB

good size, clean and bed was comfortable.

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