Norwegian Getaway Review

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Nice cruise on the Getaway

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adjensen
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Mar 2017
Cabin: Mid-Ship Balcony Stateroom

As usual, we needed to get out of Daytona during Bike Week, this year the best deal turned out to be on the Getaway out of Miami. We loved the ports, three (Roatan, Belize and Costa Maya) being new to us, Cozumel we've seen before. We got to the Port of Miami right about the time we were assigned and only had about a twenty minute wait before we boarded. Unlike our last Norwegian cruise, we weren't allowed to go to our cabin to drop stuff off, but had to cart the carry ons around for a couple of hours.

We loved the food in the specialty dining rooms -- we ate at the Teppanyaki, Moderno (Brazillian steakhouse) and Cagney's. The Tomahawk Rib Chop at Cagney's was amazing! Food in the main dining room was hit and miss -- good some nights, not so hot others (I actually filled out one of those comment cards on the last night of the cruise because the dinner entree was just awful.) I'm not a fan of the Norwegian buffet, for any meal, it's just kind of boring always the same stuff over and over. There's no good place for a quick snack, like Guy's Burgers on Carnival (they have Margaritaville, but that's an additional charge.)

The entertainment is top notch, particularly "Million Dollar Quartet" and "Howl at the Moon" Dueling Pianos -- we were there every night those guys were playing, loads of fun! Saw "Burn the Floor" for the second time and it still doesn't make any sense, lol. Very talented dancers and singers, though.

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Mid-Ship Balcony Stateroom

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Nice cabin -- lots of convenient storage and it felt a little airier than one might think. Can't believe that a ship built in 2014 only has two outlets in the room, I'm thankful that I always carry a power strip with me. It's beyond stupid that the outlets lose power when you take your sail card out of the slot when you leave the room... I can see turning off the lights, but people want to charge their phones, computers, iPads, etc and they can't do that if the power goes out when they leave the room.

Be advised that the balconies on this ship are particularly tiny. Not a huge deal, but they are, literally, just wide enough to fit the chairs on them.

Port Reviews

Miami

Busy port, got through pretty quickly.

Harvest Caye

We were not super impressed with this -- not much to do other than sit in the sun and splash in the pool. Well, you can do that on the ship and not have to pay for lunch and drinks (if you're on the drinks package, as we were.)

Cozumel

Just walked through town and had lunch at an authentic place a block off of the Malecón. Prepare to be badgered by lots of "Hey meester, you want to see my seester" types.

Costa Maya

Took the port trolly (okay, haycart pulled by a beat up pickup, lol) to the last stop and then walked back through "downtown." Lots of places that will rent you chairs, loungers or tables. Lots of vendors selling jewelry. Had a great meal at a place called Tropicante Beach Bar. For some reason, you can't take the trolly back to the port, you have to hire a taxi, but the price is the same as the trolly -- $3/person per trip.

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