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Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Bermuda

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Reviews: 3
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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Norwegian Joy

9 Night Bermuda & Bahamas (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 23, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9118

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall we had a nice time It was stressful worrying about testing for Covid too bad the itinerary couldn’t be reversed to avoid the stress of Bermuda Covid testing ( it was a 9 day trip) Gift shops were ok didn’t offer any great deals Entertainment was good Personally I wouldn’t do the joy again Some of their other ships are better

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
We are mostly in savor and taste and once in Manhattan Food was good although menu choices could have been a bit better Menu was same in all 3 restaurants Buffet was good especially for breakfast Many varieties of food to pick from

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pool was too small and crowded Very disappointed in amount of hot tubs on this ship

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All the shows were excellent Found music played by the pools Very annoying and too loud Almost constantly playing and many people wished for quiet time

Children's Programs

We have no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was extremely polite and very friendly including our room steward

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Common areas always clean We felt American diner was a waste as well as the speed raceway We missed being able to sit on lounge chairs at back of ship although h2o had it it was busy at times

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was a comfortable size and always well cleaned bed was very comfortable

Ship tip

Be prepared for crowds and loud music bythe pool even on the upper deck( above poo) certain shows without reservations you have to get there at least 1/2 hour early to get a seat. All games shows are in the atrium as well as many musicians

Ports of call

New York, New York Did not visit port

We live in NY

Norfolk, Virginia

4 out of 5
Not much to do we visited the Wisconsin ship and walked around

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5
We went to cocoa beach but if it’s a rainy day, not much to do there

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

4 out of 5
Fun day and great buffet again you have to keep fingers crossed it’s a nice day it rained about 40 minutes when we were there Straw market there is expensive

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

4 out of 5
Not much to do/see there take the free NCL ferry to st George much to see and do there the beach in the dockyard is small and a bit rocky and they charge 15.00 per person

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
The worst was waiting for an elevator to go down to the disembarkation deckWe took it going up and then came down. They should announce people to leave by decks for the elevator Other than that once you were on the deck to leave it went reasonably quick
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks again for sharing this

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

RetiredRay    2 years ago

Thanks for the comments and observations.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise!

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