Too much expensive ship time

Item: Norwegian Joy
Rating: 3.8
Author: pamlittlepage

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Bermuda

pamlittlepage

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

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7 Night Bermuda & Atlantic Coast (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 05, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8726

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Everything costs extra. I have been on 4 NCL cruises and always found them superior but I don’t like the free style cruising and I was surprised to find them inferior to Carnival. I talked to others who felt the same way.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

It was good just a little small for a suite and the design was annoying

Ship tip

Pay for all the dining and drinking and Wifi plans. Book your entertainment before you get on the ship or immediately upon boarding

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Ports of call

New York, New York

3 out of 5

Norfolk, Virginia Did not visit port

The whales were migrating or something. Norwegian let us know after we sailed that we would not be going there.

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Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5

We did 3 excursions. They were good. We had to change from our original excursions due to the weather.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

We were late coming into port due to an engine failure on the ship so we arrived at 8:09 instead of 5:00 which caused crowded and late disembarkation.

7 Comments

paulsa 2 years ago

Next time on ncl stay in the haven court much better a little more expensive but well worth it

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cruiseman2 2 years ago

We enjoy Norwegian Cruise line for the freestyle dining. Not only is it pretty laid back and casual, but you don't have an assigned table or a specific time that you have to be there. And you can choose to dine by yourself, or dying with another couple or more and make new friends. That is your choice.

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jpmato16 2 years ago

So you’ve been on 4 NCL cruises, but you don’t like Freestyle cruising? I’m confused.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Interesting that you said you have been on 4 NCL cruises, but didn’t like Freestyle cruising, which they have had for years, and seemed surprised by extra cost items that have cost extra for years also.

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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