Barcelona to Europe - Western Mediterranean Norwegian Gem Cruise Reviews

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Disappointing Transatlantic Crossing

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Flsunshine123
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

I chose this cruise because the were only 4 consecutive sea days. As soon as I booked it the itinerary change to 5 sea days. 3 days into the cruise it was changed to 6 consecutive days at sea. I understand things like weather come into play. You accept that when you book. You also expect that when you add days the cruise line would have some sort of activities to make up for the lost ports. This ...
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Sail Date: December 2022

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


The Mediterranean is the only way to GO!!

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LindaVap
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

BARCELONA, SPAIN Our plane landed about 7:30 AM. By the time we went through customs, got our money exchanged it was nearly 8:15. One interesting thing was that they had us fill out the Immigration forms before we arrived. I had left ours in the pocket of the plane so figured I would have to refill them out. The custom agent looked at our passports and said to go ahead. Real security, huh!! We ...
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Sail Date: November 2009


Just back on the Gem -- and just booked the Gem again!

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FlipperGal
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

Just back on the GEM- and have just booked the GEM again! We loved the NCL GEM on its Nov. 8 '09 W. Mediterranean sailing -- and have booked it again for its Jan. 24 '10 Caribbean sailing from NYC. That should say something! NCL: The Nov. 8 sailing was our 6th NCL cruise in the past 4 years, and our 3rd NCL cruise this year. Obviously we enjoy cruising (though we do independent land ...
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Sail Date: November 2009

Cabin Type: Penthouse with Large Balcony


Tons of Research - Gem was a Ht

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dillardr
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

After months of research, looking for a vacation for a group of 11 family members that included teenagers and senior citizens, we decided on the Gem. My wife and I have sailed on Princess, RCCI and our favorite, Holland America and were a little concerned about the reviews of NCL. Here is the good and bad as honest as I can be. GEM - Beautiful ship, we were in a AE suite(aft) and it was great. ...
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Sail Date: November 2009

Cabin Type: Penthouse with Large Balcony

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The Western Mediterranean on Fast Forward

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ttmannin
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

One couple traveled from the US to meet the other three couples in the UK for our flight to Barcelona, where we had booked the two-day pre-cruise package. Our British Airways flight to Barcelona was delayed an hour when a already checked-in family misplaced a child, frighteningly not located by the flight time. The general mood on the plane was of sympathy with the parents and concern, and the ...
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Sail Date: November 2009

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Inside


Happy Happy!!

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Guria
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

Service: great, no complaints. Our steward, Michael, was s sweet. On the first day we asked for 2 extra towels and he made sure we had extra towels every day. He was always around, and was glad to help us in every way possible. The servers at the Italian Restaurant were also very nice, we had a great time dining there. And I can't forget to mention the "washy washy" guy at the Garden Cafe. It was ...
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Sail Date: November 2009


Had a great week, but service was truly lacking

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xiphoid76
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

Overall, the vacation was fantastic, but I have to admit I was not impressed at all with NCL and will likely not sail with them again. Embarkation was fairly easy, they had to send us to 3 different lines because their key cards were not working, but it did not take that long and we were on board in under 30 minutes - very nice. The ship is very nice and very clean. I liked the layout of the ...
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Sail Date: November 2009

Cabin Type: Family Balcony


A Gem of a Cruise

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SFO-F/A
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

We flew into Barcelona the day of the cruise, arriving BCN around 1pm. There were many taxis waiting. It took about a half hour to get to the port. The taxi was metered, when we arrived, the driver added other fees to the meter, port fees, bag fees, etc. The meter said 26 euros, we paid 32 with the add ons. Embarkation was a breeze, no wait at 2:30. We were on the ship by 2:45, greeted ...
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Sail Date: November 2009

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony


NCL Gem: Watch your wallet

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Lavinia1
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We have taken many cruises in the past 15 years. Most with NCL. This itinerary was our favorite so far. We had a problem checking in the day of our cruise, due to a computer glitch at NCL, Miami. So problem here is you have to wait until that office opens...we sat for 4 hours. We found the ship to be about half full. The staff were all very polite. The freestyle dining is important to us as we do ...
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Sail Date: October 2009


Happy Happy, Washie Washie!!

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donno
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

CRITICS: We are a couple in our 30s from Georgia, USA. This was my fourth cruise, and my wifes third. Previous cruises were on RCL, HAL and NCL. BARCELONA - Arrived on Friday morning and were booked 2 nights at the Hilotn Diagonal Mar so upon landing we took the Renfe train to Passig de Gracia, transfered to the subway and then walked the 2 blocks to the hotel. No problem checking in early ...
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Sail Date: October 2009

Cabin Type: Inside


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