Norwegian Gem Review

4.0 / 5.0
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Ship looked and felt like a 1980's shopping mall

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2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2015
Cabin: Mid-Ship Inside

This is my fourth cruise, first with Norwegian.

The ship was very clean and our interior cabin was quiet and fine, but the public areas looked really dated with swirling carpets in brown, beige, and blue and dated light fixtures. One dining room was downright unattractive.

My biggest critcisms are that the ship hawked added price items and shopping all the time - even in the captain's daily reports and the daily list of activities. The main lobby had a sales counter for watches and jewelry. The huge movie screen there advertised for-pay activities.

Cabin Review

Mid-Ship Inside

Cabin IB

Very small for two people - the corner of the bed meets the hall door. Good sized closet and bathroom. Very comfortable bed. Very quiet location even with a couple and a toddler across the hall - never heard them when in their/our rooms.

Port Reviews

Tortola

no tour.

Huge construction site for port announcing "opening in 2015" clearly abandoned some time ago - weeds growing up.

New York (Manhattan)

Lovely views upon departure

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