Norwegian Gem Cruise Reviews for Family to Canada & New England from New York (Manhattan)

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The Great Outdoors.  Has a nice size bar and buffet.  Best of all, it's own soft-serve ice machine.
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The new bridge on the Gatun Locks, Caribbean side!
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Exclusive breakfast option for penthouse, whole grain toast with fresh avocado and an egg to order!
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Panama Canal Joy!
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bruceharper
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We picked this cruise for the destination and ports and because we like the smaller ships (we did a trans-Atlantic on the Epic in the spring and can now say we were on the Epic -- too big and too odd of a ship). This was our sixth cruise on Norwegian, two trans-Atlantic crossings and two 7/8 day cruises, so we had an idea of what to expect, but we were a bit disappointed in our experience on the ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Beautiful Scenery

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Kathi H
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I traveled with my husband and my mom. We stayed in a 2 bedroom Haven villa. The room was beautiful. The Haven pool area was beautiful. Made, was the Valet in the pool area. He was wonderful. Great service and great personality. Our butler's name was Teo and cabin stewart was John. Loved them all. We chose this cruise for the scenery, which did not disappoint. The New England coastline ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Traveled with disabled person


Careful which cabin you get

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sixte1
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Great cruise. Parts and excursions were great Price was acceptable Cabin was terrible. End of hallway on 5th floor (5609) Below the kitchen for Magenta dining room. Noise all night. Pans dropping on floor, carts going back forth and banging. Very little sleep Bathroom flooded second night. Repaired and cleaned up quickly. Door at the end of hall was grew entrance. There was ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Inside


Terrible Food!

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accorl
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

I chose this cruise for it's itinerary, and because I'd heard and read only positive reviews. While the cabin, cabin steward and ports of call were all great, those aspects of the cruise were overshadowed by the bad food. The buffet lacked any variety or pizazz, and everything tasted bland or bad. The main dining rooms also carried bland or downright spoiled food, as did the specialty dining ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Mini-Suite with Balcony


Disappointing compared to Royal Caribbean

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Honey2708
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

We did the New England/Canada cruise to see something different. Loved loved loved the ports we visited. As to Norweigan, staff was wonderful. Food- disappointing. Buffet was ok, but the freestyle dining doesnt work. Had to wait to get a table every time. Nothing exciting on menu, no seafood, no filet, etc. Mediocre at best. You want a good meal, you have to do the specialty dining ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Inside


Whatever happened to guest relations????

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jude1971
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Went to guest relations five times during this cruise regarding my account credit vs a balance they were showing. Each person told me somethng different. On the last night of the cruise, I was told to spend a certain amount of money in order not to lose non refundable credit. However, the next day, my account was then showing a balance. That fifth person I tried to talk with on Saturday, had me ...
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Sail Date: October 2018


No, No, No to Norwegian!

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girltalks
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

My travel companions and I (we were a group of 4 in two cabins/ 2 people in each cabin) chose this cruise for the itinerary, price and the fact that we had never before sailed on Norwegian and wanted an opportunity to try the Norwegian cruise line. Unfortunately we were extremely disappointed with just about the entire experience. Specifically, 1. Cabin steward never came by to introduce ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Inside


New England and Canada

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bucu1963
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We chose this cruise because of the dates and destination. Cruised over 30 times but this was our first time on NCL. Not impressed at all and found them to be sub par compared to other cruise lines. Entertainment is not very good, food is lousy and cold, crew is unorganized, and the ship is a bit outdated. Food at the buffet is always cold and low quality, with the exception of the hamburgers and ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Inside


Disappointing

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carol1064
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We chose this cruise secondary to the itinerary. The cabin was quite small compared to other NCL ships we have been on. Our steward did not turn down our bed three nights out of seven and did not receive our usual towel animal five of the seven nights. The food in the formal restaurant was inedible much of the time, had to go to the buffet or O'Sheehans for food after disappointing meals. The ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Do not celebrate your special occasions here!

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hantanesian
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

When I made the reservation for my friend and I and our husbands, I mentioned to NCL agent that we are celebrating my 44 year anniversary. Big year right? Who can say that these days! The agent told me they will send us a cake with a card to celebrate our special occasion..We were left empty!! Our mattress was so uncomfortable that my husband and I received back pain. One week later, we are ...
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Sail Date: October 2018


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