Fantastic 20th Anniversary Celebration!

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Norwegian Joy

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

Sail date: March 02, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10352

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

This trip was to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. It was a beautiful time spent in celebration. We look forward to cruising with Norwegian again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Seamless, smooth from beginning to end.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Some of the food was a little bland/plain, but this is to be expected when serving so many individuals from all over the world. The specialty restaurants were top notch. In every dining experience, the staff were extremely nice and accommodating to changes and substitutions.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Pools and hot tub were great, casino was fun. Lots of options, race track, mini golf, arcade etc.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The Elements show was amazing! So much offered each day. Comedy shows, deal or no deal, lots of social events.

Children's Programs

Didn’t bring any kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone we encountered were extremely pleasant and happy to help. Top rate service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Staff were constantly cleaning and straightening up, everything seemed well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Bed was stiffer than we would have liked, but the room was a great size. Balcony had a great view and privacy.

Ship tip

There’re 2 sets of elevators and you have to pay attention to where you’re trying to get to. At the top of each one it tells you which floors it’ll have access to. Also some floors up top do not connect between the front and rear of the ship so you may have to walk from one side to the other on another floor and then go up to get where you’re trying to go.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
We live in Florida and have no interest in spending any more time in Miami than need be. Although I’m sure there’re some great activities for people traveling here from other places for us it was just the location we had to get to and get out of in order to sail.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
Beautiful place. They have a great little port area with pool, shops, restaurants and entertainment within walking distance to the ship, we didn’t venture very far from there.

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5
Beautiful private style area. Huge pool and beach area. Tons of shops and food/drinks.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
Food was amazing, again lots of shops and entertainment. Couple of pools and restaurants.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
The area we ported in was like any other big city. Wasn’t the cleanest and had people trying to get us to do everything. People walking in off the street, while sitting at restaurant trying to sell you things.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth and relatively quick. Lots of walking, but all in all it was simple and smooth.

Traveler Photos

Special Anniversary Dessert Sunset
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9 Comments

spookylu     8 months ago

Congrats on your anniversary and I'm glad you had a great time! Thanks for the review.

ZATHROS     8 months ago

Sounds like a great Anniversary cruise. Thanks for sharing.

bubbles60     8 months ago

Happy Anniversary! I'm glad you had a good cruise.

javawoody     8 months ago

Appreciate the feedback

Lounray     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     8 months ago

Happy anniversary! Glad you had a wonderful time! Thank you for your detailed review.

Gwbigdog     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

HeavySeas     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

AuntPinkie     8 months ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Congratulations on your 20years anniversary. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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