Norwegian Getaway Review
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Just returned from an incredible week on the Getaway which, despite being brand new, runs like a well-oiled machine. This is my 5th cruise (3rd with NCL, I've also done Celebrity and HAL) and my friend's 2nd (first was 20+ years ago). I'll begin by saying that we are pretty go with the flow people and think that some 'complaints' we've read in prior reviews are incredibly petty and nit-picky. At the end of the day someone else is cooking and cleaning for us and we're happy!
We arrived in Miami 2 nights before departure and stayed at the Hotel Urbano on Brickell Ave. I can't have enough good to say about this boutique hotel. Set away from downtown in a more residential upscale area but easily accessible with Miami's free trolley service the staff at the hotel are phenomenal, accommodations are comfortable and the pool area is great. We took the opportunity during out full day in Miami to go on a Miami City Tour and Everglades Tour with Miami Tour Company - highly recommended! It was only about $50 for a 7.5 hour tour and well worth it. The Everglades airboat ride is especially a necessity, so fun!
On cruise day we headed to the port via car service around 10am and were quickly through check-in and sitting comfortably to review our day 1 Freestyle Daily for things to do once on board. We were on board the ship by 11:30 and ready to start the cruise! I'll break it down now by different parts of interest.
Cabin Review
We had a large balcony port side forward stateroom (9122). The cabins are very well appointed with ample storage (we didn't even use half of it for 2 of us). The bathroom is great (again, plenty of storage) and is the least small feeling of any ship I've been on. The balcony has room for a good size table and 3-4 chairs or two loungers and a table. We originally had 3 chairs and the table and asked Leslie (the floor supervisor) if we could exchange for 2 loungers and within an hour or two, Rommel our cabin steward had it done. He was great and we never went without our entire cruise. He took good care of us all week.