Norwegian Gem Review

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Norwegian Gem Caribbean 2012

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Gem
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matt151617
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Nov 2012
Cabin: Inside

Can't say enough good stuff about this cruise. We arrived in New York pretty early, and the boarding process took about 2 hours. We had taken a bus down, and took a taxi over to the docks. There was some down time waiting around to get on, but they had hot chocolate and hot dogs available. Once on board, we went straight to the sit-down restaurant (the buffet at boarding time is always insane). Had a nice meal, then wandered around getting to know the ship. We were on the Norwegian Jewel last time and it was basically the same layout. The captain came on and said there was a Coast Guard delay, so the ship left an hour late. When we passed the Statue of Liberty it was almost dark, so we didn't really get to see much. The ride down to Puerto Rico was slightly choppy but not too bad.

Our room was forward and center on deck 8. We had no problems with it, there was adequate shelving for our stuff in the closet and bathroom. Bed was very comfortable. There was a few TV channels, but the satellite feed cut out a lot (MSNBC, FOX News, ESPN, BBC).

The entertainment was fantastic. There was much more stuff that appealed to us than our last cruise, and the quality was better also. The cruise director was a riot and did a great job. All the other performers were extremely friendly and we had lots of conversations with them.

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Small but lots of room for your stuff. Wouldn't recommend the front of the ship as it's louder and moves around more in rough seas (waves hitting hull). This room was above the theater, but all the shows are early. We didn't spend much time in the room though except to sleep, so the only important part was the comfortable big bed.

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