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Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Norwegian Joy

16 Night Panama Canal (Miami To Los Angeles)

Sail date: February 14, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin number: 10332

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

It was wonderful and had a fantastic time. The embarkation and disembarkation was terrible.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
It was very difficult

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Great

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We enjoyed everything

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Very good shows

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the staff was wonderful

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
one of the cleanest ship's we have been on

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was perfect for us

Ports of call

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

Couldn't use the tenders
Thumbs Up

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
Great city. No excursion
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Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Beautiful. No excursion
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Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica

2 out of 5
Couldn't ride the buses. No excursion
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Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

4 out of 5
Nice shops. No excursion
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Mazatlan, Mexico

4 out of 5
Lots of shopping. No excursion
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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5
Beautiful city. No excursion
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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
The best port. No excursion
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Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Took forever not fun
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise
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cruisereckoning    4 years ago

We just shared a port with the Joy a couple days ago. Think it was Mazatlan.
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Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Thanks for your review, getting on and off can be a pain...but still worth it!
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ruthcosma    4 years ago

How long was this trip and what port did you depart from.
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