Norwegian Getaway Review
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I’m going to try to avoid doing what I normally do and write a ridiculously long and detailed narrative for a trip report. None the less, I do have a tendency to get a little… wordy.
My wife and I have only been on one cruise 20 years ago on the NCL Wind and our travel companions were first-timers, and our cruise on the NCL Getaway was fun. We had a great time, but there were things that didn’t quite measure up to the expectations that I formed from comments and reviews on the internet. I’ll do this by category.
Service:
Cabin Review
Mid-Ship Balcony Stateroom
We had mid-ship balcony stateroom 10860. With the ship sold out our Haven bid was not accepted, but we were quite happy with where we were. Our travel companions were next door, so we opened the partition between the two balconies whenever we were all outside (frequently) and closed it when we left the room. I hear they don’t like you doing that, so we left no evidence. All it takes is something that can fit into an approximately 1/3 of an inch square hole and turn. We found that we overpacked and still had plenty of unused storage space. Everything was clean and new feeling after the May refresh. Our only complaint would be that whichever chucklehead designed those rooms put the light switch to the bathroom OUTSIDE the room. Stupid. All in all, I’d give the room 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Port Reviews
Copenhagen
We spent 3 nights here; two before, and one after. Beautiful but expensive city.
Tallinn
Nice medieval town to wander around in.
Rostock (Warnemunde)
It's a long stop, which is good because it's a long train ride to anywhere interesting. We took the train(s) to Schwerin and Wismar, which made for ~3.5 hours on a train.
Helsinki
It was a little difficult to get to town independently as we didn't get to dock next to the tram stop.
Stockholm
We docked in Nynashamn. This is really a long way to Stockholm for such a short stop.