Beautiful ship and fantastic staff.

Item: Norwegian Joy
Rating: 4.8
Author: rstewts

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

rstewts

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Alaska With Inside Passage (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 15, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The Joy had wide variety of activities for all age groups. Enjoyed interacting with the very attentive staff.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Seating in dining room was to close for my comfort. Didn’t care for the free style dining. I prefer having the same time to eat and same staff serving each evening.

The Local Bar & Grill

5 out of 5

5+++Went above and beyond to provide drinks your way and providing food items your way.

Sugarcane Mojito Bar

5 out of 5

Great place to take a break.

Savor Restaurant - Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

The staff was very attentive to all your requests. They went out of their way to meet your special request.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Enjoyed watching others.

Atrium

4 out of 5

This area had a wide variety of activities and entertainment that appealed to a variety of vacationers.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We loved the on board shows. We attended several of the musical programs in the Atrium, and bar area’s. We enjoyed all entertainment we attended. We did not attend Levity.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All staff was friendly and courteous.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The ship is easy to maneuver and is beautiful and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Loved our balcony room. The bathroom was a little larger than other ship’s. Shower was really nice.

Ship tip

Make your dining reservation for the first night immediately are you will be eating at 8:45 pm.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

The parking for pick ups is not adequate. We spent two days in the area.

Thumbs Up 1

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Salmon fishing. Enjoyed all the outdoor life.

Thumbs Up 2

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

We caught a bus to downtown. Loved Tracy’s king crab, staff was helpful with cracking crab shells. We enjoyed visiting Diamonds International, the staff was extremely customer oriented.

Thumbs Up 3

SCENIC GLACIER CRUISING

5 out of 5

The captain was awesome at giving everyone on the Joy to view the glaciers.

Thumbs Up 3

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5

Information on how to use the transportation was not provided. Shopping was excellent!

Thumbs Up 2