Norwegian Getaway Review

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Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Getaway
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gmirasolo
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Sep 2016
Cabin: Balcony Stateroom

3rd (silver) NCL cruise, my partner just finished his 8th (platinum). The ship is very nice, spotless and the staff is exceptional all around. The term "Free" style really needs to be amended. Once again, NCL is nickle an dimeing (sp?) passengers endlessly. First night at Tropicana Room, free dining room but any special entrees were an additional charge. Can't say I every saw anybody at Margaritaville which is also an a la carte restaurant. When we booked we were given the free unlimited dining plan. We called probably 10 times or more after we booked and not one person ever told us the Ultimate Dining Plan is for 4 nights only. How embarrassing when we showed up at La Cucina for 5th night of specialty dining and told sorry you have used up your plan! Wow that was a surprise. Unlimited Drinks Package was fine. Any special food places on the ship like the Bakery, Gelato, Ocean Blue, Raw Bar, etc. all cost extra money to partake in. Extra charge in any restaurant for capuccino or espresso. Really? Extra charge for what? Steaming the milk you would put in your coffee anyway?? Each cruise we have taken has been less and less about customer satisfaction and more and more about increasing prices and costs. O'Sheehan's is a total waste of time. The food is mediocre at best and is just a factory of pre-plated meals. We found with this cruise, the food was extremely highly salted which we did not experience before. We are planning another cruise but probably not on NCL. We had a balcony room 14th floor aft. It was very compact. No way two people can try to access the closet at the same time as there is probably 10 inches between the bed and closet, bathroom is ok. The lighting in the room is terrible for putting on makeup and fixing your hair. We also paid extra for the Vibe Beach Club. This was not as enjoyable as in other cruises, rather noisy this time around. They have these huge Cabana's on one side that block the view of the ocean and breeze. The bar staff was exceptional though, very friendly and attentive. The spa was enjoyable. We took advantage of using it most days. The on board free entertainment is good. Burn the Floor and Million Dollar Quartet are free shows. We declined the opportunity to pay extra money for the Illusionarium or the dinner show. We did it on the Escape and the show was good, the dinner was ok at best. Most people say the same thing about the pay extra for entertainment on the ship and that is that all entertainment should be free.

Cabin Review

Balcony Stateroom

Cabin is tight for moving about. Bed very very close to closet in our room. Decor is ho hum boring at best.

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Miami

We were traveling with 2 Senior Citizens and one required wheel chair assistance, this was not available to us. That is a bit of a problem for older travelers.

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