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Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

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Reviews: 3
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Overall rating:

3.8 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

Long cruse with ample time to get to know the ship. Great ports.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Norwegian did not seem to have a plan to get 3500 people on bard.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Loved that there was a brewpub with excellent beer choices! Food was pretty good overall, the specialty restaurants were great.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Loved the trivia, wish there was more educational activities and fewer 'promotional' activities selling things

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Glad they had a comedy club, enjoyed a number of bands/singers and shows.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Most staff were very nice. Some seemed more or less indifferent.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Enjoyed the layout. I think this ship is a little too big overall. It is about 25% larger than is practical. Didn't. like having to make reservations or miss the shows. Enjoyed the slide! Didn't use the go cart track or the laser tag unfortunately.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
little room between bed and wall, which was the only way to access the balcony and sitting area.

Ship tip

It's BIG! Lots of kid's activities

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5
Messy embarkation

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5
Like the port. Hate tendering

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5
Beautiful city with lots of activities to offer

Acapulco, Mexico

4 out of 5
Easy to walk around. Watched the Cliff Divers

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

4 out of 5
Bus to trip to the beautiful colonial city of Antigua

Panama City, Panama

4 out of 5
Enjoyed 'old town' and a visit to the locks

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Really pleased that they brought an expert on board to narrate and answer questions

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5
New port for me. Very colorful and active

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
Disembarkation much. more organized

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Fine
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