Disappointing Panama Cruise

Item: Norwegian Joy
Rating: 3
Author: didanburke

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

didanburke

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 90

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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16 Night Panama Canal (Miami To Los Angeles)

Sail date: November 08, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9212

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Very Disappointing cruise overall!! The elimination of Costa Rica ruined it for us.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Footloose was Very Good and the comedians were as well.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Cabin was smaller than expected.

Ship tip

It is too big! Too many people.

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Ports of call

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

1 out of 5

WE didn't go due to weather.

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Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

3 out of 5

Would have been great if we actually visited and got off the ship.

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

3 out of 5

Visited Antiqua which was OK

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Acapulco, Mexico

1 out of 5

This port was added when Costa Rica was deleted. This port has a State Dept. advisory NOT to visit!! NCL would not say why Costa Rica was eliminated when asked. Costa Rica was one of the decision points to take this cruise.

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Mazatlan, Mexico

3 out of 5

If we wanted a Mexican vacation, we would have went on one!! Four of the ports of call were in Mexico!

Thumbs Up 1

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

4 Comments

Blondy 4 years ago

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

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Summerholiday 4 years ago

Did you have bad weather they only eliminate for a reason to keep all safe you can always book another cruise we have missed ports it is what it is disappointing but can't be helped especially this time of the yr 🤷‍♀️

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papapot41 4 years ago

You didn't say why they eliminated the port but there probably was a good explanation and if know to you your criticism would be different.

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DerekMire 4 years ago

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