4.8 • 609 Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2022
⏱️ 27 minutes
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We get a review of Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Gem. This was a five-night cruise to Bermuda from New York City, with a double-dip at the island. Daniel traveled as both a solo guest and for the first time on Norwegian Cruise Line.
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0:16.6 | So in December, Daniel sailed a five-night solo cruise over to Bermuda at a Manhattan on Norwegian |
0:23.9 | Gem. He joins us now to talk all about it. Hey, buddy. Hey, Doug. How are you? Good, man. Looking |
0:29.6 | forward to hearing this review, not only from a cruiser standpoint from the Haven on Gem, but also |
0:35.3 | from a solo cruiser standpoint. But as we always do, we'll take a |
0:39.4 | step back here. And let's get some pre-cruised thoughts. What made you want to take this five-nighter |
0:42.9 | over to Bermuda on Gem? A few factors. My first and only solo cruise was back in 2018. |
0:50.0 | And it was a four-nighter on Allure the Seas, and I really enjoyed being a solo cruiser. |
0:55.9 | I mean, I missed my wife and daughter, of course, but it was just a good respite. |
1:01.7 | And I think when you're a solo cruiser, you become more extroverted and more observant of |
1:08.6 | what's happening around you, which allows for a richer experience. |
1:12.9 | As well, I recently published my first novel and sort of wanted to reward myself for that. |
1:21.7 | It was a long time in the making. |
1:23.7 | And I also, the third factor is I lived on Riverside Drive here in Manhattan in New York City, |
1:30.3 | and I have a view of the Hudson where the gem sails away from. So there was the convenience factor as well. |
1:36.8 | Nice. It was a culmination of things on this one. And by the way, congrats on the novel. We'll |
1:41.0 | get a little plug at the end of the show for that, because I'm curious |
1:44.2 | about that as well, for sure. So you make your way, you're in Manhattan here, you made your way |
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