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Norwegian Prima Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Norwegian Prima

11 Night Caribbean: Curacao Aruba & Cozumel (Galveston To Miami)

Sail date: October 31, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Prima

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9190

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Fantastic ship for it's size and price. Everything was new, the only negative was the lack of alcohol options (supply chain issues??), some bars ran out of items, or not all bars carried every option. For a 7 day trip the food options are great, for longer trips, you need to hit a few specialty restaurants to add variety. And sailing in Nov was mostly seniors (myself included 68y) and few children.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy boarding process, out of Galveston.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was excellent, keeping in mind the menu is the same for the 11 nights in the main dining room, and the 2 specialty restaurants were excellent also. Common complaint for the buffet is not enough seating, as many guests are used to dining there for 3 meals a day.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Usual fair of activities.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Top notch musicians and vocal groups. Comedians were average.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Mostly very good, room steward seemed to struggle, very late service (AM - 12:30pm, PM 8pm)

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful ship in every aspect.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was bigger than usual, balcony was small, but comfortable chairs.

Ship tip

Explore all of the outdoor seating options (not just poolside) and visit Observation room for quiet time.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5
OK, quiet, too cool for beach.

Cozumel, Mexico Did not visit port

Hurricaine

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
A perennial favorite, enjoyed time at Renaissance hotel and drove around the island.

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5
Did Yellow all day tour from CruisesOnly, very good.

Kralendijk, Bonaire

3 out of 5
Walked around town, nothing special.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas Did not visit port

Another Hurricane. We did a Northeast US cruise in Sept and hit 2 hurricanes, so we have been lucky enough to hit 4 hurricanes in 2022. Fiona, Ian, Lisa, and Nicole. Lucky us.

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Super fast disembarkation. Taxi to airport around $40.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Luggage easy to find, no stopping for customs, just walked straight out into taxi line. Beautiful new cruise terminal.
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