Poor dinning service each sit down meal took up to 3 hours and it was the worst disembarkment ever they called one zone after an other didn’t event let one zone clear before the next was called and called another hours before we got off the ship.

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
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Norwegian Joy

7 Night Caribbean: Harvest Caye Cozumel & Roatan (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 25, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8136

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was actually the worst cruise I’ve been on in years

Embarkation

1 out of 5
We had scheduled to get on the ship at 11:00 we didn’t get on until almost 3:00 very disorganized we asked if they were short staffed an they told us they were fully staffed

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
The only area that we could get in and out was the buffet

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Pools were so over crowded you could not get a chair unless you got up very early and I was very excited to return to Norwegian we had just cruised Norwegian in Nov. and enjoyed it very much I can’t tell you what happened on this ship?

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The entertainment was good

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
I believe it was miss management because we were told they were fully staffed

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The design and cleanliness were good

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
All good

Ship tip

I hope manage improves because over all this is the worst cruise I have ever been on

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Just drove there to get on the ship

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Daniel Johnson’s sloth and monkey adventure was very nice we have been there twice

Harvest Caye, Belize

3 out of 5
Private island owned by cruise line

Belize City, Belize

2 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
The worst disembarkation ever..in line on the stairs to get of the ship for hours and then in a winding line again for hours very miss-managed
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6 Comments

cjscheck    1 year ago

We were on NCL Escape last April, it was wonderful, we were on Carnival this Feb, worst cruise ever. We are booked on the Joy next March,

CruzeFan    1 year ago

Welcome to Cruising post Covid.

envy1219    1 year ago

Thank you for the review

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Sorry this cruise was a disappointment.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Spring Break is usually a challenging time to sail. Appreciate your details. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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