Norwegian Getaway Review

Wrought with Poor Planning

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6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Apr 2017
Cabin: Balcony Stateroom
Cruise Critic group dinner.
A great Waiter in the Tropicana Room
Sea Day
Evening sun
The ship's centerpiece.
Cake decorating demonstration.
Shuffleboard
The Azores - Our first missed port.
See !!! The ship was parked in a ship repair yard in Brest.
Our walk through Brest's less desirable part of town.
There !!! In the distance... The historic district that we did not have tim
Returning to the ship repair yard.
Long lines waiting to reboard via a single aluminum gangplank.
Whose idea was to dock at a ship repair yard anyways? That is like parking
An hour later, we're still in line to reboard.
Our growing collection of towel animals.
Royal Caribbean is an acceptable alternative to Norwegian Cruise Line.
Stuck on board because we were cleared to disembark too late. This is all t
Cunard and Royal Caribbean in the distance.
La Cucina
La Cucina
Tastes like Aunt Nina's.
Sea Gate
Sea Gate
Sailing up the river.
Sailing up the river.
Sailing up the river.
Sailing up the river.
Sailing up the river.
Sailing up the river.
Sailing up the river.
Sailing up the river.
In Rotterdam
In Rotterdam
Getaway
In Rotterdam
The Getaway In Rotterdam
"The Garage" restaurant
"The Garage" restaurant
"The Garage" restaurant
The Floating Garden
Rijnhaven
Obba Lounge Restaurant
Rotterdam
Rotterdam
The Swan
Toonder Monument
The "Cube Houses" Kijk Kubus.
Markthal
The Erasmus of Rotterdam statue.
In the Grotto of Saint Lawrence Church
Laurenskerk
Laurenskerk
Laurenskerk
Laurenskerk
Laurenskerk
Grotekerkplein Park
The Grotto of Saint Lawrence Church
McDonald's
Entrance of the koopgoot
Rotterdam Museum
Rotterdam Museum
The Destroyed City Memorial
The Destroyed City Memorial
Waterstad District
Maritime Museum
Maritime Museum
Maritime Museum
Maritime Museum
Maritime Museum
Leaving Rotterdam
Leaving Rotterdam
In Copenhagen
Royal Danish Guard marching up the street.
Royal Danish Guard marching up the street.
Blankets to keep visitors warm at Nordic street cafes.
Inner courtyard
Nyhavn (New Haven)
Nyhavn (New Haven)
In Copenhagen

First, let me just say I enjoyed the cruise. But, there were so many things wrong with the cruise that what should have been a great experience was reduced to a standard good experience.

Restaurants:

We acquired symptoms of strep throat after eating at the Tropicana Room. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our dining experiences at the other restaurants. Unfortunately, the symptoms would flare up again with each visit to the Tropicana Room; and, as the cruise continued, the germs spread throughout all of the restaurants. For instance - we would witness the staff collecting dirty dishes then, immediately, serve fresh food without first washing their hands. By the end of the cruise - the health issues compelled us to eat only fried foods and drink boiled water (coffee) to ensure our food was adequately free from germs.

Cabin Review

Balcony Stateroom

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Our balcony stateroom was quite normal, except for the fact that it was poorly cared for by the attendant.

The cabin attendant was slow. He was always showing up at inconvenient times. Changing our plans to accommodate his arrival was a daily occurrence. Very few days went by when he did not properly stock something, whether it was - a bath mat, tissue, room service order forms, towels, etc. Our ice cube tray was stocked with dirty glasses (so much so that we finally kept a stock of plastic glasses that we would get from the Cruise Critic meeting room.

The first week of the 16-day cruise retained the foul odors of the previous guests. The floor was never vacuumed.

Usually, a full-size mattress pad is placed over the beds when they are put together. But, we had to contend with a crack between the two twin beds. And, the small mattress pads were not zipped to the mattress; so, we had to feel steel zippers through the sheets because the small pads were not centered and kept slipping off to the side.

Port Reviews

Copenhagen

The port was too far from the main tourist areas, but the transit system was good and the people very friendly and helpful. We had a very pleasant visit.

Ponta Delgada

The ship was too large to maneuver into port during rough seas, so we were forced to skip this port.

Rotterdam

We had a great experience in Rotterdam. The ship was close to many of the tourist sites, and the shuttle bus moved us around very efficiently.

Miami

As we arrived at the Port of Miami, bellman working for the Port of Miami met our bus. We were made to feel as if we had to pay an additional gratuity. Then, when we refused because all gratuities were pre-paid, our luggage was set off to the side. We quickly grabbed our luggage and carried it inside. Inside we were told to give the luggage to the bellmen outside. We explained what happened and insisted that NCL staff handle to luggage.

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