Experience on Norwegian Getaway
Feb. 6 to 16, 2024
Pros: the bar staff in the Atrium were fantastic. The service was amazing snd the kept us laughing every time. The guests for the most part were very pleasant.
CONS: Adult only Hot Tubs were filled with kids the whole cruise.
The food at the buffet tasted like refried leftovers from the main dining room either cold or hard and dry. In ...
This was our first NCL cruise. We (wife and I) have cruised on three other lines before and are trying different lines to find the one that best suits our tastes in order to develop loyalty. We booked a last minute inside cabin. We opted not to seek an upgrade since we really liked the location of our cabin (mid ship with cabins above and below). We also declined the free at sea options since ...
The staff were friendly and helpful. For the most part, waiters were attentive, but the food left a lot to be desired. I’m not a picky eater, but I had trouble finding one entree that appealed to me each evening in the main dining room. The best dessert was usually the sherbet or ice cream choice. I got food poisoning the third day of the cruise as did another guest I talked to. Since the food is ...
We chose this cruise because we wanted to try a different port and liked the idea of a brand new ship (Viva). This is our sixth cruise and fourth with NCL.
The restaurant options were pretty good, and the food was outstanding.
Being a new ship, the rooms were nice and clean. We stayed in a standard balcony room, and the size was adequate.
The ship lacked good service overall. The bar ...
I wish I could erase this cruise from memory. If you like extreme drinking and loud cruises, this is for you, us, not at all. Unfortunately it has given us doubt to ever go on a freestyle type cruise. The bars were packed from sun up to closing, sadly it was the same people everyday. You simply could not walk up to a bar to get a drink, it took forever. And no one walking around taking drink ...
My wife and I and our adult son cruised on the Viva on the February 4th sailing in the Caribbean. My wife and I stayed in a forward facing small suite on deck 12 and my son stayed in the Studio section nearby. We all liked our rooms. They were very clean, well appointed with decent air conditioning and good showers (larger than we've had on previous cruises). The TVs were nice and large but I ...
If you are old or like to read a book and play cards with yourself, this ship is for you. If you enjoy life and having fun, and enjoy seeing others have fun, this ship is not for you. Entertainment was awful. The main show (Donna Summers) is about the most depressing thing you could watch on a cruise. The racetrack is a complete waste of space. The cars are not fast enough to entertain a ...
I was looking for a cruise to celebrate a 20 year wedding anniversary.
We did the 7 day cruise leaving Puerto Rico, going to British Virgin Islands, St. Marten, Antigua, Barbados, St. Lucia, US Virgin Islands.
The Viva ship is new. The rooms were beautiful and spacious. We had a forward club balcony on the 10th floor. The bathroom was spacious. The room was quiet. No turn down service. ...
This was my first cruise on Norwegian. I expected a great experience but what we got was not that. First let me say that our room steward was wonderful. The beds are hard and as I am 4 months out from a knee replacement, I was having trouble sleeping on the hard mattress. My steward got an egg crate and put it on the bed which made a huge difference. He kept our room spotless. Next lets talk ...
Long lines at all bar locations, not enough wait staff on deck causing long lines for beverages which reduced the value of the beverage package. Bottled water was not part of the bar/beverage package.
Show reservations were needed for Burn the Floor but were not made obvious or clear.
Ran out of some beverages (beer, daiquiris, mud slides etc.)
Room had fluid leak on the carpeted floor ...