A Wonderful cruise. Visit to Titanic cemetery in Halifax was very educative and emotional experience

Item: Norwegian Joy
Rating: 4.2
Author: psharmamba

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

psharmamba

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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10 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 23, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11138

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

NCL Guest Services staff called to discuss my feedback about poor embarkation experience. Hopefully future experience will be better. Look forward to another cruise soon!

Embarkation

1 out of 5

VERY POOR. NCL was not at all prepared for this. It took over 2 hours and 40 minutes. Worst I have ever seen at any port or cruiseline.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

They took good care of us. Taste of India menu was well thought of. Dishes were good. Staff was cordial and provided good service. Roshan Hegde and Arlene gave us good attention in Manhattan Dining Room. Himesh and Chef were good at Garden cafe. Suggest there are more vegetarian dining options in Manhattan Room.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Pools were either shut off for repair or too cold.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Theater was always full and we did not visit it. There could have been more movies at the Atrium and in the rooms.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Rowan was the most versatile Greeter cum entertainer at Garden Cafe and Manhattan Room. Arlene and Dominique were helpful and good.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship was clean and well maintained. There were not enough power plug points in the room.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Clean and comfortable.

Ship tip

Enjoyed the food and will go again.

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Ports of call

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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captanang 2 years ago

Did NCL reach out because of this review or from some other source?

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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bubbles60 2 years ago

Glad you had a good trip

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad the cruise line took your concerns seriously enough to contact you after your review to them. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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