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I found that I had to make a full lap around all four areas just to build the salad I wanted! Making a lap is fine when the buffet is empty, but can get very annoying when it gets crowded. For example, there are four salad bars, however each one has one or two unique items. There are four sections of the buffet, each with similar items. One of my main complaints was item duplication. Prime rib is also served in the buffet on a number of nights during the cruise. Located on deck 15, it carries a variety of types of foods including: Asian, barbecue, and a few different salad bars. The Garden Cafe is the main buffet on board the Getaway. In my opinion, buffet food on board a ship should be tasty, but not too fancy. As things are now, I would prepare to pay up to dine in some of the nicer restaurants. This was my fourth Norwegian cruise in just over a year and I have noticed cutbacks even in that short period of time. Perhaps the food is better on the smaller ships without all of the pay venues, but I certainly hope this isn’t the future of what Norwegian plans to offer. Overall, I was slightly disappointed with the food in the dining rooms. The empanada doesn’t get an “A” for presentation, however it is quite tasty. We also found some of the fish entrees tasty, along with appetizers such as the empanada and crab cakes. Norwegian’s Caesar salad is always delicious and the lasagna on board was quite good. Thankfully I did find some food to like in the main dining rooms. With menu mainstays like fried chicken and spaghetti, don’t expect anything too fancy. In my opinion, the menu has been watered down in an effort to push guests to dine in the pay venues. Unfortunately my love for the dining rooms didn’t really extend to the food. Prime Rib dinner served in the main dining room. During most meals you can enjoy live music and don’t be too shy to take your turn out on the dance floor. It has been designed as a throwback to the supper clubs that have mostly disappeared. While I have no complaints about the decor of Taste & Savor, the Tropicana Room is the standout dining room in my opinion. The nice thing about the Getaway is that all three dining rooms share a galley, but the design doesn’t keep the decks from spanning the length of the ship. The Tropicana Room, a throwback supper club is on Deck 7 Aft. Main Dining RoomsĪll three of the Norwegian Getaway’s main dining rooms serve the same menu for dinner. Taste & Savor have the same feel and are located on Deck 6 Aft. The Eateries included in your cruise fare are: three dining rooms, the Flamingo Grill Cuban buffet, the Garden Cafe buffet, Shanghai’s Noodle Bar, O’Sheehans pub (which is open 24 hours) and of course room service. The Getaway has quite a lot of complimentary dining venues. Norwegian Getaway Complimentary Dining Taste Dining Room – One of the complimentary main dining rooms on the Norwegian Getaway. About half of the restaurants on board the ship are included with the cruise fare, while many others cost additional money. In this part of the review, I will cover the wide array of food and dining options on board the Norwegian Getaway. I definitely prefer Freestyle Dining to the more traditional set time dining, although I know many others don’t feel that way.Īs a brand new ship built with Freestyle Dining in mind, the Getaway has just about every type of eatery and food you can imagine. Wear what you want (within reason), eat when you want and go to whichever restaurant you want. More than a decade ago, Norwegian coined the term “Freestyle Dining” as a part of their overall Freestyle Cruising concept. All opinions shared in this review are my own. Outside of that, the entire cost of the trip was paid for by me.

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During the sailing I was provided a free dinner at one specialty restaurant and complimentary admission to the Illusionarium. Part 1 – Itinerary, Embarkation & Stateroomsĭisclaimer: I sailed on the Norwegian Getaway on a media rate.