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Old June 19th, 2010, 04:53 AM posted to rec.travel.cruises
Jean O'Boyle[_3_]
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"Jack Hamilton" wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:17:31 -0500, "Jean O'Boyle"
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We have taken the Norwegian Spirit this year, enjoyed her, and plan to
take
the Norwegian Gem on a Mediterranean cruise this September.
Has anyone here been on her recently who can give me a report on her?


I was on the Gem in December - my report is at
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=22624783&postcount=4232.

It was a good cruise for the price. They have changed the menus and
some of the other amenities since then.

There are no quiet covered spaces on the ship that I could find (except
for the library). I didn't like the spa as much as the one on the Pride
of Hawaii, but getting the spa pass was still a good idea.

Food was not as good as on the Celebrity Infinity or the Pride of
Hawaii, but was about the same as on the Mercury. The specialty
restaurants were good.

The crew was good.

I might do another cruise on the Gem, but I didn't fall in love with it.



Hi Jack,
Thank you for your thorough and informative review on the Gem. I have a
feeling she won't be as good as we found the Spirit to be.
The Gem really was not our first choice, as we have done the Mediterranean
on the Renaissance 7 when she was still under the previous ownership and
also the newer HAL Westerdam and they were both extremely enjoyable. Our
daughter, who is with a medical team in Africa, is meeting up with us in
Venice several days before we all sail together... our itinerary is Split,
Croatia and the Greek Isles. Living in and traveling throughout Africa, she
has no need for a formal wardrobe and so we will have to go with a mixture
of smart casual/casual on this one and for that reason we chose NCL Gem. She
has never been to Venice nor the Greek Isles so we are excited about sharing
this with her.

I hope the noise level will be lower than what you experienced on your
journey. Our balcony is on the ninth deck midship with cabins above and
below us; hopefully making it a quieter location.

Thanks again!

--Jean