Semi-good Vacay

Item: Norwegian Joy
Rating: 3.2
Author: richardb124

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Bermuda

richardb124

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

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7 Night Bermuda (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 21, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 12206

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I was anticipating a much better experience. We were disappointed with the fact in order to get lounge chairs by the pool was an impossible task unless you were out there by 7:00am. I believe the ship was short staffed as there were a lot of bars not open.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Total chaos no clear signs no announcements over load speaker even the employees were confused

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

The pool was very small and people were allowed to reserve lounge chairs and disappear

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Gold River and Sabor Latino were great also the comedians. Footloose was the worst show I have ever seen

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Room steward was very nice but did not follow through with providing ice on a daily basis. We had to request every day.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Size is small yet bathroom was very comfortable

Ship tip

Try to choose another cruise line

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Ports of call

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

3 out of 5

The port lacks activity and nicer stores

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Never experienced such a long disembarkation in all 23 cruises I have been on

8 Comments

byhisgrace 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thanks for the review.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cdavid46 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience! There seems to be a general feeling that service is still lacking in the cruise industry following 2 years of catastrophic issues with Covid. We, who love cruising, have two options: cruise and accept some bumps or don’t cruise. I know what my choice is! 😉

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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CruisedudeNY65 1 year ago

Embarkation and disembarkation have definitely taken a turn for the worse since cruising is back to capacity. The cuts they've made with port staff and entertainment are very noticeable. Very unorganized at the terminal and general knowledge isn't known by all the staff.

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