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"DAY 7: Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
We received a notification the previous night and two separate announcements from the Cruise Director that the entire ship would be clearing customs in Orlando, Florida and not in the New York City at the conclusion of the cruise.After unpacking it was time to head back upstairs to the Spinnakers Lounge for the sail away party with DJ Macchiato and the cruise staff...."Read More
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Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
grumpah1
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
Background
We are a couple in our early 70’s who have been on about seven cruises, most with Norwegian, but also with Princess, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean. We had a balcony cabin, Deck 9 midships on the starboard side. We traveled with another couple, also seasoned cruisers. This sailing elevated us to Latitudes Gold status with Norwegian.
We secured what we thought was an excellent ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
geekguy1
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
This cruise had a great itinerary that started by leaving from NYC (no flying for us) and doing some really good ports including Turks & Caicos, the Dominican Republic, Curacao, Costa Rica, and a full transit of the Panama Canal. Then I learned from CruiseCritic (not from NCL!!) that Grand Turk and Curacao were replaced by Bermuda (which we missed anyway, due to weather conditions) and Catalina ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
CruisinMaterial
10+ Cruises • Age 40s
About the Reviewer: I’m a middle-aged American male who traveled solo this trip. This was my 31st Norwegian Cruise Line voyage and my 55th cruise overall. I have sailed primarily on NCL with a handful of cruises with Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, MSC and Carnival. This was my eighth cruise back after the pandemic restart and my fourth back with Norwegian Cruise Line. My previous cruise was on the ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
Zmanjz
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s
Embarkation: No problems in Manhattan, took the train to manhattan, and $20 for a cab to the port. One of the fastest initial embarkations i've ever had... I say initial, because at Port Canaveral, all passengers were required to disembark and sit in a waiting area for several hours with nothing to do, especially if you had a late morning excursion. With hours of mindless waiting (in a Royal ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Inside
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
Bunkie2100
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
This was our 11th cruise on NCL. We chose it because we wanted to do a full transit of the canal.
First off, the cruise was 20 days. We booked a port balcony cabin on deck 10 somewhat forward. This was our third time on the Gem, a ship we really like because it has excellent public spaces (Spinnaker lounge, outdoor fantail dining, promenade deck) that the larger NCL ships don’t seem to have. ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
yobro24
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
We chose this cruise because of the itinerary - full traverse of the Panama Canal and lots of stops in countries other cruise lines don't stop in. We have travelled with other companies, Celebrity, RCI, Cunard, P&O and now NCL. The reason for the low score for NCL is that there were lots of little things which were not as good as other cruise companies and they added up to make a big difference. ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2019
Cabin Type: Obstructed Oceanview
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
costarico
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s
My goal in life is to see as much of the world before I leave this good earth so I choose this cruise because it went to South America a place i've never been and stopped at 11 different ports which would have cost me a fortune had I taken these trips individually, one cruise 11 different countries; We also went thru the Panama Canal which was just place i heard and read about and wonder what that ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2019
Cabin Type: Oceanview Picture Window
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
Erman
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
My wife and I have just returned from the Panama Canal cruise out of New York in January 19. We travelled with adult friends and no children. The embarkation in New York was easy to get to, well organised and very smooth - not the same could be said for the disembarkation in LA - what a disaster.
Whilst the cruise itinerary, restaurant and bar staff were great, the food lacked variety and was ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2019
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Inside
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
Billteg
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
This was my ultimate cruise. I got to spend time in the Caribbean, South America, go through the Panama Canal, stops on Central America and Mexico..80 degree weather in January, very little train or bad weather... What's not to love? There are always a few bumps in the road but generally it was terrific. I'm disabled, traveled solo and use an electric wheelchair and had to cancel my whale ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2019
Cabin Type: Family Inside
Traveled with disabled person
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
TsTucker
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s
Our booking agent Janet at NCL was also fantastic and always answered our questions promptly. Overall, the ship staff, amenities, and dining were great. Being new to having limited mobility I found that the ship and the staff - aside from the shore excursion team - were fantastic at managing mobility issues. Lots of disabled restrooms, staff was always eager to assist.
The room was clean, and ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2019
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony
Traveled with children
Traveled with disabled person
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