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Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem
pands
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s
The SHIP Overall the ship is new, clean and bright. Its neither subdued nor gaudy. The layout is different with restaurants all over the place and the main lobby is not that big nor central.
Embarkation/Disembarkation Top marks. Maybe we were late, but there was no queue to get on. When our color (which we picked - about middle of the timings) was called we went to the exit and walked off, ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2008
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem
mzmiztiza
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s
We were a group of 4 in our mid to late twenties who decided we wanted to see Europe, but as we were all on a budget we saw cruising as the way to go. 3 out of the 4 of us had been on a cruise before so we were pretty experienced cruisers. This was our first time however on NCL. As we all had used Carnival previously for cruising. We sailed 9/708-9/14/08. We flew in the day before the cruise left ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2008
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem
tperkin
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s
To be fair I am a veteran of 15 cruises, I will say up front that the ports were excellent, we took excursions off the ship and they were all excellent. So I will concentrate on the ship in this review, my complaints are in line with other passengers, I felt nickel dimed and it seemed that every time I wanted to do something there was a pitch for an additional charge. The attraction of cruises ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2008
Cabin Type: Balcony
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem
gjss308
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s
Background Information having cruised with NCL before and being a latitudes member decided on this cruise mainly because of the ports of call and the latitudes benefits (or not). tried booking via NCL but were quoted a price £250 dearer than at another provider, including cabin upgrade. Travel To Port of Embarkation included in our package were BA flights from Gatwick which were good and the ...
Read MoreSail Date: August 2008
Cabin Type: Oceanview Picture Window
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem
sghetrick
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s
For a little background, my husband and I are in our late 20's early 30s and have cruised with Carnival, Princess, and Holland America. We were traveling with my in-laws and this was their first ocean cruise. We encountered a few problems but overall had a great cruise.
July 12, 2008 We left Boston flying on Aer Lingus. After a little trouble with figuring out which gate was ours (they kept ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2008
Cabin Type: Penthouse with Large Balcony
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem
ciacarone
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s
Many of the reviews previously posted were from travelers who stayed in suites or rooms with balconies. I hope this helps the traveler who is staying in a regular stateroom. My husband and I (both in early 40s) traveled with our 2 children (6 &9) and they stayed with us in our stateroom. (More on that in a minute) Although I am a first-time cruiser, I have traveled to all-inclusive resorts and ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2008
Cabin Type: Family Oceanview Picture Window
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem
dexddd
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s
I'll cover some of the basic review items plus some tips I had questions about before we left. 10 of us in total (5 kids) all inside cabins. 10th cruise for me - 4th on NCL.
June 8 Gem cruise from BCN. Cab from airport to port was about $35 Euros for four of us with luggage (there are extra surcharges for luggage and people). You can exchange money right by luggage pick-up. An ATM is supposedly ...
Read MoreSail Date: June 2008
Traveled with children
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem
Peggy
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s
We traveled from JFK to Barcelona via Iberia Airlines which did stop in Madrid where we had to change planes to Barcelona. The one strange occurrence was when we changed planes we had to go through security again in Madrid which may be problematic if you had purchased any liquid duty free items in JFK that were more than 3oz. and didn't fit in your quart size zip lock bag. We arrived in Barcelona ...
Read MoreSail Date: May 2008
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem
cualum04
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s
Cruise History: 3 previous cruises with Disney. My husband and I (30 and 26 respectively) traveled alone (no kids or family).
Getting there: We flew from ATL to BCN; flight was delayed, but we still had plenty of time. BCN took a while to get out of because there were lines and people were confused about which ones to get in. We had no prearranged transport to the port, but the NCL counter was ...
Read MoreSail Date: May 2008
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem
Pennman
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s
To say that my wife had to work hard to convince me to take a cruise holiday is akin to saying that The Norwegian Gem is quite a nice boat! Only when I was assured that I didn't have to get all dressed up every night, and that I could eat when I wanted, with whom I wanted, did I relent. I felt very much like the rebellious fish that featured on the tie of the warmly welcoming Manuel at the ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2007
Traveled with children
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