Norwegian Getaway Review

Nice ship for Caribbean, not for Baltic sea. Awful food, Average service

Review for the Baltic Sea Cruise on Norwegian Getaway
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salosm
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Aug 2019
Cabin: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony
Traveled with children

We went on this cruise for a family trip to get to know the Baltics. The ship has a lot of things to do, but if is going to cruise the baltic sea it should have an indoor pool and more indoor activities, the weather was good only the first two days, the rest, all the outside was impossible to use The baltics are beautiful countries, but the amount of time you stay there is very low and my perception is the only reason is because Norwegian wants you to consume inside the ship vs in the city. One example was when we were in Tallinn, we had to be on the ship by 15:30, in front of us there was another ship from TUI, they were asked to be there at 23:00, the next morning when we arrived to Helsinki, the TUI ship was already in front of us, so the reason is not only to be able to travel. Another complain is that Norwegian apparently lost a lot of what a cruise is, no welcoming reception, no animal towels every night, etc. They are going to far with this free-style experience. The food was awful in almost all the restaurant, no typical food, no variety. The only one where we had a good dinner was Cagney the Steakhouse. The Seafood restaurant was fully booked since the first day, meaning that it should be bigger to allow all passengers to try it.

Entertainment was nice, particularly the Cirque of Steam and Dreams. The arcade areas were also nice for the kids, but I didn't want them to spend that much time inside.

The service was average, some people were very nice, some were not. Generally a disappointment from the ship and crew perspective

Cabin Review

Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony

Cabin MB

The cabin was ample compare to other experiences. nice balcony as well

Port Reviews

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is amazing in every sense! It is pretty expensive though. I recommend a restaurant called "The pescatarian", I am a big meat eater, but the place is simply amazing!

Rostock (Warnemunde)

The trip to Berlin is too long, I recommend you to rent a car and go to Schwerin (45 minutes drive)

Tallinn

It is a nice small town. Just lose yourself in the old town.

Helsinki

Very nice city. Start in the port market and walk from there

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