Overall it was a great cruise with the exception of the 2 storms we hit. The pool was closed for 2 days (again due to the weather). Overall the service was great. We were in a forward Suite and were treated wonderfully! We had a large balcony that was amazing, however due to the weather we were only able to use the balcony for about 5 or the 10 day cruise. Since NCL is always sailing, they do all maintenance and repairs as the Ship is in port. We unfortunately, were the chosen balconies to be painted on port days. The smell of the paint was horrible and since we had bad weather we thought they should have waited since it limited our time on the balcony even more since the smell was so bad. The service on the ship was amazing however and the staff could not have been any nicer. Since we were in a Suite we were able to have breakfast at Moderno each morning and lunch in Cagney - both amazing. Priority boarding and disembarking was great - I would definitely go on the Gem again and the Suite was the way to go. We also enjoyed the Thermal Suite, which helped tremendously on the bad sea days.
Beautiful Cabin with lots of room. Large Balcony in the front of the Ship, perfect for every sunrise and sunset. The first to see every port... It was amazing.