Summary:
Just back from Western Caribbean cruise on the Getaway. Couldn't really fault the ship but the destinations weren't up too much. Roatan was a small island off Honduras, with nothing much to do but snorkel or go to beach. Belize again was much the same, as the island was developed and owned by NCL so nothing cultural, again snorkeling and beach. Costa Mayo in Mexico was better as more excursion of interest offered but we chose the water park which we found to be excellent. All the slides start under cover which means you are not getting burnt while waiting to go down slide. Everything is free in Park except food/drinks etc. Zip lines were good fun and well organised and felt very safe. Had visited Cozumel about 14 years prior and couldn't believe the difference so commercialized it has lost all its charm. We had a stateroom with balcony mid ship on the 14th floor and we found the room pleasantly bigger than we had expected. Bathroom was amazingly big with double sink and large walking in massage shower. Wardrobe was big enough for the 3 of us. I couldn't fault the rooms and the balcony was big enough for us to sit and have coffee drinks etc. Our only complaint about the 14th floor was the noise from above early in the morning when the staff were putting out the sunbeds for the day. All the shows we saw were of a high standard and again couldn't fault them. Burn the floor and Million Dollar Quartet are worth seeing. We did use the casino on a couple of occasions but had to leave due to the fact our 17 year old was under age and was asked to leave. See the point if she was a 5 year old running about causing disruption, but sitting quietly watching her parents have some fun, felt this was unnecessary as she was not doing anyone any harm. We had the drinks package but be aware, can get coffes in restaurants at night but have to pay for coffees during the day, ice creams not included either. We believe that you would need to drink at least 7/8 Alcoholic drinks per day to get value from this package. We are not big drinkers so struggled with this. Didn't like the free for all restaurants as it felt like a cattle market and it continually repeated itself but for breakfast was adequate and the food was average. Booked 3 speciality restaurants and all 3 were excellent especially the Japanese. The other 3 free Savour restaurants were good but they all had the same menus which was a bit disappointing. Plenty of bars to choose from and we found plenty of quiet seating areas to sit and relax. A must is the Mixx bar outside the 2 Savour restaurant to meet Parveen, he is a lovely man and excellent host and should be part of entertainment. Would certainly pick this ship again just not the destinations.