A very nice cruise

Item: Norwegian Joy
Rating: 4.1
Author: squirleyann

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

squirleyann

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

12 Night Panama Canal Partial Transit (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 27, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12120

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

All good. I wanted to do this after my parents did it 35 years ago and finally got it done

Embarkation

3 out of 5

A bit slow

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

All excellent except seating in buffet was not easy and the food was spread out all over kind of hard to find what you want

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Just did the pools they were a little small for the amount of people

Entertainment

4 out of 5

All good that we saw, could not get in to the cavern to see the Beatles but ove4 all was good

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was exceptional, we found everyone so pleasant and helpful at all times

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Once we learnt the layout it was fine , but it took awhile

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great for two I would hate to see three of us in there but we were fine

Ship tip

Make reservations early and just enjoy the Joy

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

4 out of 5

Very nice area we only stayed for a couple of hours but enjoyed our time there

Thumbs Up 0

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

Very hot, way more walking on the excursion than I thought but it was ok

Thumbs Up 0

Cruise Gatun Lake (Inside Panama Canal)

3 out of 5

Enjoyed going to the locks nice to be able to say I can check it off my bucket list. The excursion Shape of Panama was very boring and the tour guide was annoying and uninteresting also

Thumbs Up 1

Colon, Panama

4 out of 5

Had a good time here

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

Very nice

Thumbs Up 0

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

Also very nice

Thumbs Up 0

Harvest Caye, Belize

3 out of 5

Nice food/drinks were a bit pricey but overall clean and neat

Thumbs Up 0

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

A very nice experience, the private beach left a lot to be desired

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Well, due to IT problems it took a loooong time but we just sat patiently and waited. Outside was a mess trying to find the correct bus with not a lot of people to ask. Also verrrry hot