Norwegian Gem continues to be one
of the most popular ships sailing out of New York . Indeed, I am told that she is one of the most
popular ships in the Norwegian Cruise Lines fleet.
Norwegian, however, has never been
one to rest on its laurels. Thus, when I
went on Gem in March, I was not surprised to find that the ship had continued
to evolve. Yes, there still were such familiar
things as the beautiful Grand Pacific Dining Room and the sleek but cozy Cagney’s
Steakhouse. But there were also a bevy
of new things going on.
I had heard of some of these things
beforehand such as the new Moderno Churrascaria, which has replaced the ship’s
Tex/Mex restaurant. I had also heard that
the Nickelodeon characters were now aboard.
But there were also many other things as well.
Accordingly, I sat down with Hotel
Director Steve Knott to discuss what is new on Norwegian Gem. The interview is posted at http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-gem-hotel-director-interview.html.
When I boarded the Gem, I intended
to write a review only of the new restaurant, the Moderno. However, I had such good meals at the Orchid
Garden Asian fusion restaurant and Le Bistro, that I decided to share those
experiences with you as well. Thus,
there is a review of the Moderno at http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-gem-moderno-review.html. The review of Le Bistro is at http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-gem-le-bistro-review.html
and the review of the Orchid
Garden is at http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-gem-orchid-garden-review.html
Also, since the Costa Concordia tragedy,
a number of people have asked me about cruise ship safety in general. Therefore, I thought it might be reassuring
to have an accomplished mariner talk about the approach to safety on his
ship. Accordingly, I spoke with Gem’s Captain
Hakan Svedung about safety on Norwegian Gem.
That interview is posted at http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-gem-captain-interview.html
.
In
addition, new daily programs (Freestyle Daily); menus and other information has
been added to the Norwegian Gem profile page http://www.beyondships.com/NCLGem-Profile.html
and new photos to the Gem photo tour and review http://www.beyondships.com/NCLGem-Tour-1.html.
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