Pampered experience in the Haven

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Norwegian Joy

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 02, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Luxurious pampering in the Haven, put it on your bucket list if possible

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Dedicated Haven embarkation line with 7 people in front of us so it was a breeze, and a nice experience in the light filled new Norwegian terminal

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We dined mostly in the Haven but also one night in Le Bistro, and a lunch in the buffet. Haven meals were excellent, Le Bistro as good as any fine restaurant, buffet very good with lots of ethnic variety: American burgers, Asian, Indian, salads, soups, breads, desserts. Really all very appealing!

The Haven Restaurant

5 out of 5

Excellent, just needs a little menu change midweek but our fault for not going to more specialty restaurants

Le Bistro French Restaurant

5 out of 5

As good as any fine restaurant we’ve experienced in cities, resorts, you name it

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Fantastic, attentive room butler, concierge and wait staff in the Haven

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship is spotless. The pool deck is actually two pools with a broad open area in between for lounges. The pools on NCL are just too small, more like gathering ponds in the desert. They need to offer a couple of real pools. So 2 stars ⭐️⭐️ for the pool. The Haven is a quiet area which we like but not stuffy. The dining room is beautiful with all tables having a clear view of the water and also an outside dining area. We are just two so had a table at the window every meal except one! The Horizon lounge is underused, huge, serene, seriously awesome, my favorite spot on the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Courtyard penthouse with large balcony, lovely, right off the small Haven pool area, very convenient

Ship tip

Don’t miss LeBistro restaurant

Ports of call

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5
Huge beach with plenty of shaded lounges. The sand is coarse if you care

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
We couldn’t find a nice little breakfast place in downtown Miami the morning of embarkation, ended up back at the hotel DR with no charm, high prices. Wish I knew Miami better. Does anyone know of a cute coffee shop?

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
We went on a trolley tour which included a tequila instruction and tasting. It was ok, wouldn’t do it again. But we did buy some tequila so maybe we don’t need to go again😉Next time we’ll go to one of the beaches. The town itself is very touristy, all the shops seem to sell the same things

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
We went on the Turquoise Bay VIP beach day which was beautiful, uncrowded (may still be covid related), gorgeous green water, dj with a guitarist, lunch, drinks. Highly recommend

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We walked off at 7:30 with our own luggage, quick and easy
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

PiratesWorld    2 years ago

Thx for the info

blackholesun    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed yourselves. Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.