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 ...
We had taken many cruises on the Disney Cruise Line but we hadn't tried any other lines or taken a northern cruise and this one did not disappoint. We did Halifax, St. John, Boston, New Port, and New York City. The Gem is an older ship, but very well maintained and not as big as some of the newer additions. The excursions were good, well organized and worth the money. I especially enjoyed the ...
There were only two instances keeping this from being the perfect cruise. First was the extremely hard sell after my massage. It made me so tense that the wonderful massage I got was null. My husband experienced the same with his massage, plus his therapist tried to do upsell in the middle of his massage. It made it to where he couldn’t relax after that. When getting a massage a person does not ...
Took this cruise to celebrate our anniversary. Wanted to catch the eastern fall colours
We have done several cruises (mainly with NCL) but we get the feeling that their shipboard experience has deteriorated considerably. It seems that everywhere you turn, they are charging extra for things that used to be complimentary. Maybe we are getting more critical after having been on several cruises, ...
Wanted to see fall colors. Loved Quebec City. Go see Montmorrecy Falls and Basilica St. Anne. Breathtaking and enjoyed fall colors. Sydney was nice but no big deal. Peggy’s Cove was breathtaking and gorgeous. Bar Harbour was soooo beautiful and lots of fall colors. Weather is a huge factor for this cruise. We were prepared with our coats, hats, scarves and gloves. But had St. John cancelled ...
My spouse and I previously cruised on Princess and Royal Caribbean before so I had high hopes for Norwegian Cruise Lines until AFTER I read their reviews AFTER I paid off our cruise and found this website. Needless to say, we will NEVER cruise on this cruise line ever again.
After reading the negative reviews on this site, I really did want to give Norwegian a fair shot and form my own ...
This was our second Norwegian cruise and our first "cold-water" cruise. It was also our first experience cruising in a suite. To start, as others have pointed out, the ship was wonderfully refurbished although the layout remains quirky. That said, by day 2 it was easy to figure out where everything was and the best way to get their.
Next the staff, start to finish, outstanding. El, ...
We have sailed with Norwegian seven times before this cruise to New England and Canada. We have done this cruise from New York but did not get to experience Prince Edward Island. Sadly we didn't get there this time either. Weather cancelled our successfully entry into this port. Thankfully, the crew was very skillful in navigating through the storm with its 85 mph winds and 20 foot seas. The ...
We chose the cruise hoping to see fall foliage in New England and Quebec. While the foliage was nice, the highlights of the trip involved the fall weather and the "stern and rockbound coast". Two of the ports of call were Halifax and Sydney, NS, the starting points for the WWI and WWII convoys to Europe. Both waterfronts have memorials commemorating the Battle of the North Atlantic. The next two ...
This was our 10th cruise overall, 6th on NCL. We had strayed from NCL recently just to make sure that it really was the best option for us, and we are convinced! We'll be staying with NCL from now on. It was like being back home!
Embarkation: SUPER smooth and easy. We had a 12-12:30 check-in in Boston. We got there at 11:50 after returning a rental car at Enterprise in the Westin (walking ...