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Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Bermuda

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Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Norwegian Joy

7 Night Bermuda & Atlantic Coast (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 05, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12190

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

While we had many problems on this cruise from not being able to go to Virginia to having to speed to Bermuda because of the two girls who had a medical emergency. My husband‘s leg injury. A few disappointing restaurants and the Rutter problem we still had a wonderful time and we do it all over again

Embarkation

4 out of 5
We embarked out of New York City and it is always a madhouse

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food on the ship is good. We ate a lot in the Buffet. We had four specialty restaurants and we were disappointed with the Italian specialty dining room as it had no Parmesan but did have pizza and I would’ve been very mad if I had to pay another charge for pizza. Cagneys was wonderful as usual

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We spent a lot of time in the observation deck and also spice H2O. One little tip, they have a gorgeous huge hot tub but while the ship is moving so is the water in that hot tub and it is very hard to stay in your seat

Entertainment

3 out of 5
We did not get to see footloose because two of the dancers were sick and had to be rushed to Bermuda for medical help. The Beatles took over and did their performance from the theater which was wonderful. I don’t know how they could ever perform in the small venue when they filled the theater four times

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
As always the wait staff is wonderful

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Except for the rotor been broken on the last day in Bermuda and having trouble getting back home the ship was extremely clean and well-maintained. We were only two hours late getting back to New York City.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin was located just two doors off the elevator in the center of the ship which is perfect because I get motion sick and my husband had a hurt leg so this made it very easy to get anywhere if we needed to go. The room was an average size balcony and very spacious and clean

Ship tip

Book your restaurants either before you get on the ship or immediately when you get on the ship because it’s very hard to get the time you might want

Ports of call

New York, New York

4 out of 5

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
As always very long lines which is not unusual and expected

Traveler Photos

We found our first cruising duck
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6 Comments

RamblingWaves    2 years ago

We were on that ship in February and it had mechanical problems too. Kind of concerning two main mechanical issues within the year

shamm5    2 years ago

Glad you still had a great time!

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

WhippetMum    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

javawoody    2 years ago

Glad you made the best of your experience

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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