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Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
dtk1
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s
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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2024
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
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
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
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
NC1-Cruisers
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We sailed on the Norwegian Gem on the Panama Canal cruise from January 27 through February 15, 2019. The cruise was sold out.
The formal dining facilities are very nice. The buffet ... well, not so much.
Caution - if you choose the complimentary beverage package (provided it is available), you have to pay the 18% gratuity on the overly inflated "retail value" of the package. I believe the ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2019
Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
NancyLynn13
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
My friend and I chose this cruise for a winter getaway to some new places and to revisit others. We both speak Spanish and are comfortable on our own in Spanish-speaking countries.
Embarkation was organized out of LA; no major hiccups; the typical long lines. Our luggage made its way to our cabin in a reasonable amount of time.
We boarded and ate lunch in the main cafeteria shortly ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2019
Cabin Type: Inside
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
moosegrin
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
This was our first cruise with NCL and chose this cruise due to the 11 ports included in this daylight Panama Canal transit. The ports were all great and enjoyable. The spacing of sea days and ports was excellent. 3 days of ports, 1 sea day, 3 days of ports, 1 sea day, etc.
Embarkation was smooth, with the normal delays. Disembarkation was a disaster, stood in line for more than 90 ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2019
Cabin Type: Obstructed Oceanview
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Gem
jdub001
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
Great Itinerary. Embarkation in LA was very easy. Stayed in Mini Suite 11020. Room was quite clean and had plenty of storage. Our room steward was excellent. I was very disappointed with the entertainment in the main venue. This was a 19-day cruise and the ensemble only performed 3 times on the main stage. The 3 performances were excellent! I have been on shorter cruises and the ensembles ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2019
Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony
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
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