First Cruise to Canada

Item: Norwegian Joy
Rating: 4.3
Author: goldenship

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review

goldenship

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 9

Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

10 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 12, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We had very good weather. The average temperature were in the low 60’s and some sunny days. Very relaxing trip.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

The entire embarkation process took less than 20 minutes.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Dined in all the specialty restaurants. The food were good but not great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Enjoyed all of the shows. Elements was excellent!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

From the waiters, room stewards to the entire ship’s personnel’s are always with the smiles on their faces and very cheerful!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Shop personnel are non stop cleaning the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

Walk around the Ferry Terminal Park and visit some historic home. Took the Ferry to Dartmouth and walked around the Town.

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Portland, Maine

4 out of 5

Nice fishing town! Walk around town; watching the fishing boat returns from morning catch and upload their fishes.

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Sydney, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

Walked around the port and visited Maritime Museum.

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Saint John, New Brunswick

4 out of 5

Walk around the town; walk up to the Reversing Falls Rapids! It was a very nice hikes!

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Boston, Massachusetts

4 out of 5

Walked to South Station ( about 20 minutes or so) took the T Line to Harvard Square. Or you can take the bus right outside of the port to the South Station.

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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

5 out of 5

Lots restaurants by the port. Had some oysters and washed down with the few Beers.

Thumbs Up 3

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Walk off the ship with our luggages . No issue at all!

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4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback.

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