We had arranged to come to the US for a family wedding in St Michaels, Maryland, flying in to and out of New York, and as we have to travel such a long way from Perth on the west coast of Australia it was logical that we took the opportunity of a cruise, and after a not so memorable cruise on Celebrity around the Baltic in June we decided to try NCL.

So it was that we boarded the Norwegian Gem on Saturday 14th September for the seven night cruise from NY to Halifax then St John, Bar Harbour, Boston, Newport and back to NY for the flight home.

The Gem lived up to its name and sparkled, everything about the ship was colourful and vibrant, the crew and the service they provided was first class, the cabin was comfortable and had lots of cupboard space. Read more