Beautiful Ship, but missed some marks

Item: Norwegian Prima
Rating: 4.6
Author: Jerrec

Norwegian Prima Cruise Review

Jerrec

Contributor Level: First Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 8

Helpful Votes: 119

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 03, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Prima

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 12102

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall the Prima is a nice ship, but it definitely isn’t for everyone. I’d much prefer returning to a Breakaway Plus class ship as they have a better layout, larger venues, and better overall flow.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

They don’t have great signage advising that suites also use the Haven entrance at Port of Miami, but once you figure that out it’s quick.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The Local Bar & Grill

4 out of 5

Standard pub food. The drink menu available in the restaurant side was rather limited.

Hudson's Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

MDR food was good. The menu had enough variety for a weeklong cruise, though it might get old since it doesn’t rotate on a longer cruise.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Go karts are a blast. The Galaxy Pavilion is much smaller than on the Breakaway Plus class ships and was crowded. The dry slides were fun and there was rarely any wait.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Noise Boys was a great show. The comedy acts were decent, however the Improv at Sea was too small. Reservations were required and tough to get.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Crew members were all friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Very clean, but the overall design wasn’t great. The venues were generally too small for the size of the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The room was large and more than adequate.