Norwegian Gem Review

Sweet vacation retreat from a hellish winter

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Gem
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Melabby
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Mar 2011
Cabin: Inside

This is the second time I've sailed on an NCL ship. The first really doesn't count because it was a Hawaii cruise and all I did on the ship was sleep after exhausting myself exploring Hawaii, no ship can compete with Hawaii and NCL offers the best Hawaii itinerary. With that said, I was a little apprehensive of sailing on the Gem, the reviews offered here were so so. But, the price was great and sailing from my hometown to sunny Bahamas was too sweet a deal to pass up on and I'm so happy I didn't!

Embarking was a breeze took less then 20 minutes and our induction to "washy washy" began.

The first step on board was met with smiling cheerful crew and a party atmosphere. My friend and I had an inside cabin on deck 4, neat, small, good storage, nice shower, comfy beds for sleeping. Not a place to spend a lot of time in. Erik and Lindo our cabin stewards were awesome, kept those clean towels, towel animals, and information coming. It is truly a good feeling to not have to clean up after yourself for a week.

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Good value, ample storage for small space, great shower turned into a steam bath because the sliding doors trapped all the heat in. One drawback, it felt like we were right on top of the engine, the room vibrated and we heard clanking noises all night but we got used to it. Except for disembarking, that night the clanking and vibrating started at 4am and didn't wand til 8, no sleep at all.

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