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Old February 13th, 2013, 07:37 AM
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I am leaving today for NYC with my wife, daughter and mother-in-law for a fun filled 9 nights at sea aboard the NCL Gem. We will be staying in Stamford CT tonight and then driving to the peir in morning. My plan is to post a real time review of our trip along with photos and video as we go. With that said, if there are any requests for specific info on the GEM while I am way, please let me know and I will do my best to post any added information requested.

To all my fellow passengers on the GEM, I can't wait to meet you for a great School Vacation Week!
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I will be following along

if you could please take pics of the menus!!

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Have a great cruise! The Gem is truly a fantastic ship!
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Very excited to see your review! We will be on the Gem in October...are you doing the same ports? We will be stopping at St Thomas, St Martin, San Juan and Samana...Thank you so much for taking the to post Live!
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Looking forward to your comments! Glad you decided to go ahead and make the drive tonight instead of early tomorrow morning. Have a great time!
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Menus on www.beyondships.com All ships have basically same menu--check the other ships too.
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Looking forward to your review. We will be on the Gem in September and this will be our first NCL cruise. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
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Mike,

Thanks for doing this. Boy, you have a lot of cruises "under your belt". We are on the 3/4/13 Gem sailing so will be interesting in your observations.

We are in Milton, just south of town. How did you get to the ship? Drive and park there or? I"m looking at the "limoliner" which is cheaper than the $35/day parking at the pier.

Valentines Day is a nice time to start a cruise!

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Mike,

Also, tell us where you think the best place for "Sailaway". We were thinking Deck 14 by the Bali Hai bar (think that is it).

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I am very excited about this as I am on the next sailing.

The dailies would be very much appreciated.
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We are going on the April 18 sailing, so anything about the ports would be helpful.
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I am leaving today for NYC with my wife, daughter and mother-in-law for a fun filled 9 nights at sea aboard the NCL Gem. We will be staying in Stamford CT tonight and then driving to the peir in morning. My plan is to post a real time review of our trip along with photos and video as we go. With that said, if there are any requests for specific info on the GEM while I am way, please let me know and I will do my best to post any added information requested.

To all my fellow passengers on the GEM, I can't wait to meet you for a great School Vacation Week!
hi we are on the 4th March sailing. will be following your review so thanking you in advance.
When do the school holidays finish?
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I hope you had a great time - will you be posting your review?
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Any follow-up yet?! I have two young girls going on their first-ever cruise on the Gem in August and are reading absolutely everything they can find about her!!
Pictures are a bonus!!
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