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Item: Norwegian Joy
Rating: 4.6
Author: sparkie1957

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

sparkie1957

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Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

12 Night Panama Canal Partial Transit (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 27, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 14768

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We had a blast!! The food was delicious, the staff was great! The ports were nice, and we felt safe.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Embarkation went pretty well. Port of Miami is very organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Delicious food and service. The “specials” were changed out pretty regularly

Q Texas Smokehouse

4 out of 5

Good food. The BBQ is decent, the ribs are delicious. They give you way too much food! The pecan pie was amazing!!

Maltings Whiskey Bar

5 out of 5

My husband loves this place! Great selection of whiskeys.

Le Bistro French Restaurant

5 out of 5

The best specialty restaurant on the ship! Small and intimate. Wonderful service. Our friend wanted a baked potato (not on the menu) with her filet mignon, they made sure to get her one! The best desserts!!

Food Republic

5 out of 5

So worth the cost! I’m not normally a sushi fan, but this place changed my mind.

Atrium Cafe & Bar

5 out of 5

The best bartenders!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The pool was lovely. I didn’t use the exercise area

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Footloose was very good.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward Gusti was wonderful. Everyone was so friendly.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The ship was set up a lot like the Bliss, but the shops were smaller. I missed the gelato shop from the Bliss, and wished that the shops had more NCL gift items ( magnets, hats, etc)

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Large concierge balcony suite. Very clean, large bathroom

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

4 out of 5

We swam with the pigs, fun!!

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Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

We did the hop on hop off. Never again. The city is too crowded, and not enough buses

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Cruise Gatun Lake (Inside Panama Canal)

5 out of 5

Beautiful! A must see!

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Colon, Panama

4 out of 5

We just shopped. It was a short visit.

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Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Get some coffee to bring home!

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Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

We went to the Gumbalimba Preserve. Macaws, and monkeys!!! So cool!

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Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5

Nice port. We went to a place where they made chocolate, and learned the culture of the Mayans. Very interesting. They fed us a Belizean lunch. Delicious!

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Fun port! Lots of shopping. We also went to the Mayan ruins.

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