Great experience. Beautiful ship, great crew, weather was super. Best embarkation/ disembarkation ever. CBP facial recognition saved time. NCL’s processes worked flawlessly. Internet via StarLink worked flawlessly. Bermuda is a great place to visit.

Item: Norwegian Joy
Rating: 5
Author: figment9999

Norwegian Joy Cruise Review

figment9999

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

7 Night Bermuda (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 19, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Joy

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

End to end: fun and relaxing. Beautiful ship and port. Doesn’t get better than that.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

CBP facial recognition worked great. NCL process and signage super. NCL process made it the best ever (34 cruises).

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Tempanyaki was fun, LeBistro too. Enjoyed the buffet quite a few nights. Room service breakfast always. Always on time and as ordered; perfect.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The water slides and raceway were a hoot

Entertainment

5 out of 5

No interest in game shows so disappointing that they replaced “broadways” type shows. The entertainment in the Districk and elsewhere was very good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Super hard working but sooo friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Beautiful ship, very clean and well maintained. StarLink internet was brilliant.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Club balcony suite was super comfortable and had lots of room.

Ship tip

Book dining, excursions, and entertainment ahead. Do your homework about the ship and Bermuda ahead of the cruise and you can relax more when there.

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Ports of call

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Bermuda and its people is a great choice for a cruise. NCL ferry to St Georges with lunch at the White Horse is a super day. Shuttle vans to Horseshoe Bay makes that soooo easy. Frog & Onion for dinner or just a dessert super. Their beer is great and music too. Around the corner is the Arts center. Reasonable prices for works by local artists. Shops across from F&o have fun stuff. Across the dockyard try the surf shop and pharmacy for good stuff. We always find something new at Jon Faulkner Pottery. Island Outfitters has nice souvenirs too.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

9 Comments

24MyLuckyDragon 5 months ago

Great review!! I enjoyed this cruise in April. Glad you had an amazing cruise. You captured this experience so well, it brought me right back!! Thank you for sharing & happy cruising 🤩⚓️😎❣️‼️

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karlgrgurich 5 months ago

Good things to know.

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fan1 5 months ago

John Faulkners Pottery is a must!

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javawoody 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 5 months ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise.

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cruising2004 5 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise! Thank you for your review.

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HeavySeas 5 months ago

Awesome......thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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bubbles60 5 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful trip.

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