Norwegian Getaway Review

Far Exceeded Expectations! Fantastic time on the Getaway!

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Getaway
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bear010376
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Dec 2016
Cabin: Mini-Suite with Balcony

First, some background. This was my 10th cruise. I have sailed on numerous lines in the past (Princess, Carnival, Disney, NCL, American Hawaii, Royal Caribbean) but had not sailed with NCL since doing so twice in the late 1990s. This was well before the concept of freestyle cruising. When looking to book a family vacation following a yearlong deployment to Kabul, I decided on NCL (intrigued by the whole freestyle cruising concept), the ship, and the itinerary.

Leading up to the cruise, I became a bit concerned after reading some of the negative reviews on tripadvisor, Cruise Critic and other sites. From some of the reviews I was expecting every minute from embarkation to debarkation to be an absolute nightmare with horrible food and rude, inattentive staff. This could not have been further from the truth.

While there are many people who have been on many more cruises than I have, I'd like to think 10 gives me some knowledge in the area. First, with 4,000 passengers on the ship you need to go in with the expectation that you are not the only person on the boat. Are the deck chairs near the pools going to be packed, will there sometimes be a line at the bar, are you always going to get the reservation that you want, is the food always going to be 5 star when they are cooking for 4000? Sadly, the answer is no, and I challenge you to find that on most cruise lines. Having said that, there is the expectation for a certain level of service. NCL exceeded that.

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Mini-Suite with Balcony

Cabin MX

Not palatial but my wife and two kids made it work. The balcony was a little small, but still functional.

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