Not perfect… but still a great cruise.

Item: Norwegian Joy
Rating: 3.5
Author: BigAlan

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review

BigAlan

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

7 Night Bermuda & Atlantic Coast (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 12, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9276

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We had a great time on the Norwegian joy!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

For my group of 10 embarkation was fairly simple. We all had our proper documentation. Our arrival time was between 930 and 10 we arrived at 900 and were on board by 11 o’clock. Went to Cafe for lunch, waves pool bar for a drink explored the ship then jumped into the hot tub in H2O. Bags were at our cabin by 430

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The Local Bar & Grill

4 out of 5

Great wings and good burgers, perfect place for a quick nibble before a show or a late night snack after the casino

Savor Restaurant - Main Dining Room

4 out of 5

We dined there three times mostly enjoyed the food

La Cucina Italian Restaurant

4 out of 5

They do their best to be an Italian restaurant

Garden Cafe

3 out of 5

Ehh

Cagney's Steakhouse

4 out of 5

Nicely cooked steaks. Great staff

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Casino

5 out of 5

My wife and I actually hit on some slot machines a few times for a change!

Aqua Park

5 out of 5

I chickened out on the loop slide sorry to say but the other waterslide was fun

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Footloose was just ok. The Beatles were very good. Elements was fantastic!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

9276 is a club balcony suite, a very nice room unfortunately, it is directly over the cavern club. If you’re not a fan of music playing in your room from 730 to 12 midnight don’t book this room.

Ship tip

If you like spending days by the pool make sure you reserve/save your chairs early. First morning I was saving 10 chairs for my group, saw a deck hand, tipped him a 20 and he save my chairs for us every morning!

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Ports of call

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5

A 20 minute ride from the ship to Horseshoe Bay. $7 per person. Nice sunny day very windy and water temp was similar to Jersey shore. Beautiful beach. We chartered a catamaran for the 10 of us on the last day in Bermuda and definitely was our best day!

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Norfolk, Virginia

2 out of 5

We didn’t Get off the ship in Norfolk had a great day by the pool

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