Norwegian Gem Review

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Dissapointed after Royal

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Gem
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Balrog67
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Apr 2011
Cabin: Mid-Ship Inside
Traveled with children

The Good:clean clean clean. The staff worked unceasingly to keep the ship clean. This got to the point that the kids evens made a game of leaving empty cups in weird places to see how long it would take for them to be found. All hot food was hot, all cold food was cold. leopard lounge. My 17, and 16 yr old boys loved it. They had a great time. Best meal of the cruise was in the Tequila restaurant. Excellent flavor. Almost all food service in sit down restraints was perfect. 2 different Creme brulees were great.Bad:The food was plain poor in flavor. I am not picky. I enjoy eating. Most of the entrees were only fair. The shrimp appetizers are laughably horrible. I have never seen such small shrimp in my life. Really they were more like krill. The coffee just can't be described. I usually drink 3-6 cups per day. By the mid point of the cruise I was cured 0 cups. There was nothing I could do to save it. The cheese cake was bland bland bland. I love cheese cake. I stopped trying after the second night, very sad.ugly:ok not much was ugly here.... Hmmm second thought the ports of Call. Cape canaveral was ho hum. The beach was nice but packed. Great stirrup cay was great, as long as your head was under water. This place is very much a work in progress. There are excavators and trucks cutting and working continuously. The palms are new and still propped with wood. It was like they were building a island in a parking lot. The royal carribeann island next door looked great. Nassua.. Glass bottom boat was fun and worth it. But avoid the cruise tours to Atlantis at all costs from what I hear you could get a taxi there for one tenth the cost, and no hassles. Down town was pretty rough.

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Mid-Ship Inside

Cabin IA

Nice bathroom, tiny room but good for sleeping and enough storage for 4.

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