Panama Canal cruise

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Norwegian Joy

15 Night Panama Canal - Eastbound (Los Angeles To Miami)

Sail date: January 06, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Great cruise, but we always seemed to be behind on schedule. Entertainment was fantastic. Port tours were always late so we had no spare time. They had to hold the ship due to our late return on one. We were locked out of the port entrance on another. Norwegian doesn’t seem to have their schedule together.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Terrible. I called Norwegian the night before to get the correct location. The agent sent us to the wrong terminal. We then rode a bus to the right pier. The ship was two low in the water and left four hours late. We had our excursion in Cabo canceled by the ship due to our late arrival.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Lot’s of good food, but the great food is gone. They want you to pay again in the specialty restaurants.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Entertainment was varied and had great shows and singers.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Prepare to wait in line.

Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

Acapulco, Mexico

4 out of 5

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

5 out of 5
Old city excursion was great!

Panama City, Panama

5 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
We took way longer to get off than scheduled. Customs held up the lines.
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