Another great cruise on the Joy. I loved these odd ball ports in Canada. And of course Quebec City is somthing for everyone to experience at least once.

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 15
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Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Norwegian Joy

9 Night Canada & New England (New York To Quebec City)

Sail date: September 25, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 15146

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

My 4th time on the Joy. First time in the Haven on the Joy. I enjoyed the Haven more on the smaller BREAKAWAY.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We had Haven Express check-in. But even if we hadn't I saw that the huge security line moved fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We thought this was the best food in the specialty restaurants in all our cruises. We ordered lots of full meals to our room from our butler. Those meals come from the Haven dinning room. Mother loved getting lobster tails and crab cakes. I'm usually very happy with the buffet on NCL this time it was mediocre. I was surprised the breakfast buffet didn't have a fried hash brown. I know some people don't like The Q or the idea of Bar-B-Q on a cruise it was once again my favorite meal on the ship.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Same old trivia and wierd game shows...folks if you get picked to be on stage don't try and be fuuny... just be normal and let the emcee play off that... it's better for everyone

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Ashlie Amber was the highlight of the cruise . She was the Witney Houston performer. I enjoyed The piano guy in the distrik brewhouse when he was playing songs seriously.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
shoutout to my steward Tomi and my butler Made.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great cabin. Haven Family Villa Sweet. Wow that king bed is so comfortable.

Ship tip

enjoy the observation lounge when they have entertainment there. If the weather is nice eat outside at the specialty restaurants.

Ports of call

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5
on our last cruise we rented a car and went to Kennebunkport and loved it. This time we just walked the port and loved that. So much to see in walking distance.

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5
Very crowded everywhere. We stayed on the ship after we had gotten our fill last time we were in Port at Boston. But what I did love is the ship was parked at the end of the airport runway. I watched planes including 2 double decker A380s land right in front of us. Watching the runway was a memory.

La Baie, Quebec

5 out of 5
the floatplanes and helicopters seemed very popular. We just walked to the historic car museum and a local pharmacy.

Quebec City, Quebec

5 out of 5
What an experience. Why don't more people talk about this city. It's like Gatlinburg on crack. streets and streets of tourists stuff.

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

5 out of 5
Great port. Lots of things to see in walking distance.

Sydney, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5
Worlds largest Violin.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
you had 26 hours to disembark. We left at 4am for a 6:30 flight.

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7 Comments

PaulzyJC    1 year ago

Awesome. I never would have thought of doing an itinerary like this.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Happy you have found a favorite ship. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

bubbles60    1 year ago

Sounds fabulous!

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

cruising2004    1 year ago

Been looking at the Joy for a future cruise, will have to add it to the possibilities after reading your review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Stateroom looked very cozy. Thanks for sharing.

RetiredRay    1 year ago

Thanks for the nicely written review.

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