Note to Readers: This is a really long review of my husband and I’s first cruise. We traveled on the Norwegian Getaway from Manhattan to Bermuda from April 17th to April 24th, 2022. I decided to write as inclusive a review as I could to pay it forward to future readers. Prior to this cruise I devoured all the reviews, NCL forums, Facebook groups, and YouTube videos I could. This is my small way to ...
I can't even begin to express how amazing this trip was. We had been delayed since March 15th 2020, We were nervous about sailing again with a pandemic in the back ground. On board the ship I met The general manager Mario markovic, He was telling me about all the safety procedures that they have in place. He told me that the officers are not even allowed to eat together, For the safety and the ...
My wife and I sailed on NCL Getaway out of Miami 2/2/22. There are tons information about the ports and excursions so I am going to focus on something else. Service! (good or poor) can make an average cruise great or leave a bad feeling about the entire experience. We booked a room in the Haven (yes it’s worth the extra cost) the two bedroom villa # 16112. The two bedroom suite has two bathrooms ...
This cruise was a last minute (2 weeks before sailing) due to my other line and selected ship changing. I was able to stay with the same itinerary which was important.
I’ll start with the few negatives.
The extra costs. The free options are not as vast as on other ships, but the Complimentary offerings are sufficient. Before the staff moves on anything your sea card will be handed over. ...
Okay, so we all understand this new Covid world we live in and make adjustments accordingly but I think NCL tried to push its luck one to many times with this cruise out of Miami on 12/27. My other Covid era reference was on the NCL Encore out of Seattle on 10/9, which was extremely well done.
So what was different here? For my wife and I we noticed immediately at check in at the Port of ...
About the Reviewer: I’m a middle-aged man who sailed on the Norwegian Getaway New Year’s cruise from December 27, 2021 to January 5, 2022. Of note, this was the last cruise before the ship paused service in January 2022 due to COVID issues among the crew. This was my 49th overall cruise and my 28th with Norwegian Cruise Line. I bid on and won an upgrade to a club balcony (mini) suite. This ship ...
I chose a Norwegian cruise mainly for the thermal spa area. The cruise was a rowdy one. The quiet zone was not enforced at all. The larger issue for me was the staff not enforcing the wearing of masks. In the buffet was the only time staff actually told people to put on masks. I got up once to get a spoon and was reminded to go back and get my mask. In the spa, the Atrium, the theater, and ...
My husband and I chose this cruise because we wanted to travel when international travel opened and wanted to hit some warmer countries. While we have tried other cruise lines, we continually come back to NCL, especially for the Haven.
The pre-cruise communication was a miss as only some people were informed that we would not be going to Turkey. I found out through social media, and even then, ...
I was very impressed with the safety on board. There was plenty of dispensers for hand sanitisation and in the washrooms the soap, water and paper towel dispensers were all automatic.
I was a bit disappointed with the size of the Club Balcony Suite but the bathroom was the best I have ever had on a cruise ship.
The staff were very friendly and we could not have had better service.
I was ...
Based on our preferred itinerary we were advised to go with NCL and we were not left disappointed - there is very little we could fault with this. Quality of cabin, food, drink and entertainment were excellent though not sure of levels of expectations though as not been on a cruise before.
The level of service from all on NCR was the best I have ever encountered, working through tough COVID ...