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Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Norwegian Joy

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 16, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10166

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Overall very good, but very disappointed with the food, especially the buffets. I would only eat at the specialty restaurants next time I cruise. Plenty of Entertaiment and shows and things to do on the ship. Service was excellent by all ship personnel. I wish there was not charge for the behind the scenes tour of the ship.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
We got to the Port about 10:00 and had to wait until 12:30 - 1:00 to board ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Specialty dining - Cagneys was great. The American Diner for breakfast was terrible, we were there twice and both times the food was cold, the eggs, the egg sandwiches, bacon, sausage was cold. The Garden buffet was similar, the burgers and hot dogs were cold, not even warm. The caesar salad bar and the yogurt bar was very good, the indian food was pretty good. I was not impressed with the deserts.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
A lot of activities, sometimes too many things to do, I like the comedy club, the water slide, the Spice H2O hot tub was good but crowded, go carts were a lot of fun, casino was good, the Elements show was excellent ! the Atrium show/ games were fun to watch, There were a lot of bars to go to, we like the Mojito bar. The music at the various locations was just "OK" nothing great.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
the Elements show was excellent ! the Atrium show/ games were fun to watch, There were a lot of bars to go to, we like the Mojito bar. The music at the various locations was just "OK" nothing great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The waiters, bartenders, stewards and all other ship personnel were exceptional, they were always helpful and friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
very clean !

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
overall the size of the cabin was good, I was expecting it to be smaller, I'm 6'3" and I was able to get around without any problems. plenty of room in the room. It would be tight if there were 3 people in the room.

Ship tip

Don't expect the food to be anything outstanding, the buffets I would give a B-, the specialty restaurants I would give an AA

Ports of call

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Good snorkeling with the Jolly Roger

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5
It was nice, good shops to visit, pool to hang out by. Nice..

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
Very good also, very clean, nice beach to relax at.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Our snorkeling tour with Explora Tours was terrible. We had to wait an hour before we left. There was no communication. We did not snorkel "3 reefs" as they advertised. Do not go on this snorkeling Tour !!! Plenty of shops to shop at.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

leerats     10 months ago

Buffet on the Getaway last summer was really good, especially breakfast. Kudos to the singing coffee ladies.

cruising2004     10 months ago

Thank you for your review.

Niavlys     10 months ago

Buffet on all cruiseline seem to be degrading... Tks for sharing

Ruby13     10 months ago

Thank you for sharing

javawoody     10 months ago

Appreciate the review

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