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Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
Norwegian Joy

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 09, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15248

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We love cruising! The ship was beautiful and clean with friendly staff. The observation lounge was a nice new addition. Solid ports and overall, a great time.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Slow and painful. We have priority boarding, but for some reason, our line didn’t have any workers! Then keys had to be printed and systems were down. Chaos as usual for NCL.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Good food, not great, and selection was minimal. Baked items and bread were excellent.

The District Brew House

5 out of 5

Extremely crowded because they hosted The Beatles, the best show on the ship. Try to get in, go early.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Crowded pool, one fun water slide. Lots of activities that cost extra.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Typical cruise fare and not much going on at night. No good dance band. Best show was The Beatles in a venue that only held about 150 people so you had to go an hour early to get a table.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Restaurant staff was excellent, officers were very friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very nice ship. Unfortunately we had a balcony on deck 15 aft and we heard the racetrack from 9 am to 10 pm. Don’t get a room at the back!

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Good size, very nice, minimal storage. Biggest problem was the racetrack on 18 - loud noise from 9 am to 10 pm. Also not many electrical outlets

Ship tip

Don’t pick back of the ship

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

2 out of 5
Always basic

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Great snorkeling and Monkey Lalas

Harvest Caye, Belize

2 out of 5
Jellyfish in the water - 3rd time. Expensive food and drinks. The jet skis were great.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

2 out of 5
The beaches here are covered in seaweed, not much else to do.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
One of the best ports! Lots to do, friendly people, great beaches and snorkeling

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and fast, we have priority disembarkation
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

terrifloyd    2 years ago

We got upgraded at the last minute and had no clue about the racetrack. Will definitely think twice about doing that again!

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

RetiredRay    2 years ago

Need to check where your room is located and what is around it. Sounds like , except for a few glitches, you had a good trip.

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