7-Day Christmas Cruise Norwegian Joy
Norwegian Joy Cruise Review
7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)
Sail date: December 23, 2022
Ship: Norwegian Joy
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 14246
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 1 year ago
Review summary
I cruise for relaxation, so overall I had a great time!Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
The Cavern Club
The Cavern Club Liverpool: On the other side of this bar there’s an outside bar, a little hidden gem that is very quiet with a view of Puerto Vallarta’s marina and some of what the city/port offers (when in Port). The Bartender, Blessing (yes that is his given name…Blessing) was truly an awesome blessing. Very respectful, courteous, friendly and beyond that…he did a wonderful job with getting our drinks out to us timely and was a wealth of knowledge in bartending questions we had, great employee.
Teppanyaki
We ate at Teppanyaki…twice! The food was great, however; the first time we ate there, the Chef prepared the rice and served it, then the vegetables…served them, then the meat and served it. Even though the food was served separately it was still delicious. The second time the food was prepared and served together…delicious! It’s a very live and fun atmosphere with the sing alongs, cooking utensils show the Chef put on and jokes.
The Local Bar & Grill
The Local: This 24 hour eatery’s food is just ok, yes…just ok, however it has the best carrot cake EV-VER!!! We were able to catch the NFL games as well at the bar area!
Onboard Activities
Casino
It was e casino was fun, the slot machines need to be updated, as there are a lot of newer slot machines that weren’t available, the ones they have are old, however it was fun…It’s safe to say that those old machines sent me home happy!
Entertainment
Galaxy Pavilion
My husband and I went to the Galaxy Pavilion and did the 7D Dark Room experience…THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN! It costed $8 (charged to your room’s key card). They provided 7D glasses, you enter a dark room with high-backed seating, there’s arcade guns attached on the sides of the seats. We chose Zombies for our experience. When the experience started, we were in a vehicle that ran off the road into the woods where the Zombies attacked us. We got points for each of the Zombies we killed. Because the experience is 7D, they are coming from everywhere, fast and right up on us in our faces. It was an excellent and super fun experience…we did it twice.
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ports of call
San Pedro (Los Angeles), California