Good cruise with warts

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Norwegian Joy

16 Night Panama Canal (Miami To Los Angeles)

Sail date: November 08, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9800

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall a good cruise. Some folks lose their focus of the Golden Rule when they arrive at an airport or embark on a cruise ship. NCL staff is the best, but find a smaller ship to cruise on. 20 decks and 4000+ passengers is simply too much. Add to that a norovirus on day 12, likely due to nasty passengers simply not washing their hands. Wash often, use hot soap and water - the hand sanitizers DO NOT kill 100% of the germs and bad actors.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
AC could have been working more efficiently.

Ship tip

Find a smaller ship - this one is HUGE! TOO MANY PEOPLE.

Ports of call

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas Did not visit port

Cancelled due to weather

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5
Photography excursion - Don't know why the slums were part of this tour, but that was one of the stops.

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
An engineering marvel, the highlight of the cruise.

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

4 out of 5
Visit Antigua and see the active volcanoes!

Acapulco, Mexico

4 out of 5
Cliff divers = cool crazy.

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5
Downtown was neat, likely my favorite excursion. lots of colorful buildings and an opera house.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

2 out of 5
Too crowded, too touristy. Traffic was insane.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5
Go visit the tequila distillery.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Many people = long lines and long waits.
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1 Comment

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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