This is my fourth cruise, first time on Norwegian. I'm a late 20's male travelling with my girlfriend, for whom it's her second cruise. We were thoroughly disappointed with this cruise, and will not be considering the Gem as a future option.
Embarkation:
The trip started out well enough. We arrived at the port terminal a tad early, around noon, and the lines were minimal. Our luggage were promptly handled and our wait time until boarding was about around 30 minutes. Around 1:30PM, our cabins were ready and we were ready to go.