Norwegian Getaway Review
First Cruise and Want to Stick with This Ship
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This was our first cruise and we had a great time. We are a couple with no kids and I was concerned with the fact that this cruise was very full. The first day, we got to the dock on the bus. Once we got of, nobody told us where to go. We figured it out and got to the waiting room. It was very crowded but we weren't in it for very long. I was glad they had water and juice for everyone.
We got on the ship and were directed to go to the garden café buffet for lunch. It was very crowded but not hard to navigate and the food we chose was pretty good. My wife liked the pasta. We started to explore the ship. We had drinks on the lido deck at Waves even though we were told there is a port tax. I'm glad they told us or we wouldn't have known. I had a Stella and my wife had a pina colada. Her drink was very good. We went back to our stateroom and our bags were there for us.
The room was more spacious than what I expected on a ship. It was just right for two people. I think it would be too crowded for more. The compartments and hangars were just enough for all our stuff and we had enough to wear something different every day. The shower was nice. Hot water would come on almost immediately. It was nice to have the string to hang our swimwear on. The lighting was nice and some free movies were available like Forest Gump and Edge of Tomorrow. The room was very clean. The balcony was nice and we used it some. It was mainly only best for leaning on the rail and sitting and chatting. One thing we didn't like too much was some hair was on the outside of the sliding glass door and when they sprayed the deck it didn't get rid of it. I am making a recommendation that something be installed to keep the doors from slamming. It would happen sometimes because people would leave the balcony door open. It mostly happened during the day so it wasn't too bad but enough to be kind of annoying. The housekeeper did an outstanding job. She made it a point to introduce herself to us. Her name was Nancy and she met all our special requests. My wife liked the towel animals and she would make special requested animals when we would leave a note. When she was in the hallway, she would say hello and goodbye and remembered our names.
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Balcony Stateroom
The room was more spacious than what I expected on a ship. It was just right for two people. I think it would be too crowded for more. The compartments and hangars were just enough for all our stuff and we had enough to wear something different every day. The shower was nice. Hot water would come on almost immediately. It was nice to have the string to hang our swimwear on. The lighting was nice and some free movies were available like Forest Gump and Edge of Tomorrow. The room was very clean. The balcony was nice and we used it some. It was mainly only best for leaning on the rail and sitting and chatting. One thing we didn't like too much was some hair was on the outside of the sliding glass door and when they sprayed the deck it didn't get rid of it. I am making a recommendation that something be installed to keep the doors from slamming. It would happen sometimes because people would leave the balcony door open. It mostly happened during the day so it wasn't too bad but enough to be kind of annoying. The housekeeper did an outstanding job. She made it a point to introduce herself to us. Her name was Nancy and she met all our special requests. My wife liked the towel animals and she would make special requested animals when we would leave a note. She also would say hello and goodbye when she was in the hallway.