Good not great

Item: Norwegian Joy
Rating: 3.6
Author: baier3

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

baier3

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

Verified Review

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

Sail date: March 16, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14256

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Ship was nice. Easy to navigate. Crew were good. Food got boring after a while. Frozen/mixed drinks seemed weak. Crowd was older.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

No issues

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was nothing special. Bland for the most part. Not bad, just not memorable. Ocean blue specialty restaurant served the same McDonald's type fries that were served everywhere else.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools were crowded.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

For 7 nights the entertainment got repetitive. Elements was a good show. Beatles revolution were entertaining.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Friendly, worked hard.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

King size bed. Roomy. Small TV with very little variety.

Ship tip

Expect older crowd and many families

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Nice terminal

Thumbs Up 0

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5

Not much to see on your own. Smallish port. We booked private tour with driver.

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Harvest Caye, Belize

4 out of 5

Nice pool area and beach. Number of activities. Would be better if drinks and food were included. It is NCL owned and drunks served in NCL cups... still cost more. We went back to ship to eat lunch.

Thumbs Up 0

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Activities at the port. Playing pop music doesn't give a real island/Caribbean vibe though. Did enjoy the piranha fish feet therapy.

Thumbs Up 0

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Nothing to do at port. No beaches/pools. We walked around the town ourselves. Mostly shops and restaurants catering to tourists.

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