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Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
Bruges
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
This was our 3rd cruise with NCL, 15th in total. We choose this cruise for the itinerary.
I must say, being European and living in a mediëval city our expectations are high. You can not surprise us with a 19th century church. So history/culture and nature are the things we want to see. (CC why no history/culture in "Which of the following apply to your review?")
We booked a balcony on deck ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Balcony
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
kellianded
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
Overall the Gem is a nice ship but the poor quality of food and lack of interesting activities made for a rather ho hum three week cruise. My wife and I chose this cruise because the itinerary because the ship was scheduled to stop at many ports, most of which we had not yet visited. After boarding in L.A. and a quiet day at sea, our first stop was in Cabo and that was an exciting port - ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Inside
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
Casey2828
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We chose this cruise for the itinerary and the time of year. This was our first cruise in many years and our first on the NCL line. We originally booked a mini suite and put a bid on an upgrade about 30 days before the cruise. We won the bid and were excited to have been placed in the Deluxe Owner's Suite #15500. The service there was wonderful and we had a delightful time. The Butler, ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Deluxe Owner's Suite with Large Balcony
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
theoz
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We chose this cruise because of the itinerary and the fact that it left San Francisco and ended in New York. Being from the East Coast, we only had to fly one way. This cruise had 13 port stops which was wonderful. The ship was almost all senior citizens which we expected due to the length of the cruise. We met some wonderful people from all over the world and it was so interesting talking ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
Tailwind1
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
This is my 26th review for Cruise Critic. Unlike some reviewers that join this group just to complain about a bad experience, I have, for the past 10+ years felt obliged to write about my cruise experiences. I am a professional writer in another life which tends to make my reviews long and thorough. If you want to know simply if we liked our time on the Gem, just count the stars. If you want to ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Oceanview Porthole Window
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
KathnBri
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
The Panama Canal transit was something I rely wanted to do and as a bonus this cruise sailed from San Francisco. We booked with a 2 night stay there before we sailed and that was well worth it.
Embarkation was quick and the luggage was soon delivered to the cabin. It is probably the smallest cabin we have had compared to other cruise companies though we look on it as just somewhere to sleep. ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
dhult15
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Luz and Joey, both from Philippines, were a joke. The morning tv show was them acting like small children. Couldn’t understand them. Since Luz was on the mic so often and then every night after the shows, most Americans complained to each other about her horrible accent. More than 1/2 passengers were European and Asian. Don’t know how they could understand. Did not enjoy the bands who were very ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Oceanview Porthole Window
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
BWCW3885
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
My husband and I chose this cruise because of the itinerary. Although we have cruised about 20 times (about 6 with NCL - we are latitudes silver because two of our cruises were from the 80's before they had a loyalty program), there were numerous ports on this cruise we had not seen before. And it's a great time of year to get out of the winter for three weeks. We got a good deal on the ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Balcony
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
beachcomberbill
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
PART I : PORTS OF CALL
We wanted to leave the cold northeast for the month. This itinerary seemed to fit the bill. We’re Platinum level members. This was our eighth cruise with NCL. We chose to fly from NYC where we live to SF in order to get the air travel over at the beginning. The air was included in the cost of the cruise, so I guess you can’t complain too much about “free”. However ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
BerkshireBob
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
We had done the Panama Canal cruise a couple of years ago from New Orleans to Seattle, this time we opted for San Francisco to New York. The canal itself is still fascinating, but most of the other ports leave much to be desired. We had done several of the excursions before and the don't seem to ever change. We were actually more interested in three seeks of warmth and that was the best part. ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony
Traveled with children
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