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Item: Norwegian Prima
Rating: 4.1
Author: mkrep

Norwegian Prima Cruise Review

mkrep

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

7 Night Caribbean: Great Stirrup Cay & Cozumel (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 08, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Prima

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 12509

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Nice ship but the venues are small. Made it difficult to reserve entertainment as well as specialty dining.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Boarding was quick and easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Loved the food and definitely check out the Indulge Food Hall, like the concept.

Indulge Food Hall

5 out of 5

Loved the concept, get there early to get a table so you can order from multiple restaurants.

Cagney's Steakhouse

5 out of 5

Food didn't disappoint me at, great service.

Hudson's Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

Great food and service. Nice view no matter where you are sitting.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Thoroughly enjoyed the race dry slide, lots of fun. Also enjoyed playing miniature golf and shuffleboard.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Loved Donna Summer musical, Noise Boys was cancelled due to illness. Was unable to attend comedy shows as they were booked solid and I didn't even get the option to try to reserve a show upon embarkation. Absolutely loved Familiar Strangers who performed in the Penrose Atrium.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Everyone I encountered was friendly

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Venues are too small. Ceiling was low at Hasuki, had to make sure I didn't hit my head on light fixture and I am only 5 feet, 5 inches tall. Consider making the entrance door for the Observation Lounge automatic for easy access for those with disabilities. If you're going to ask individuals to use a paper towel to open the bathroom door, please consider having a trash can outside the door instead of inside by the door so paper towels aren't dropped on the floor.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Stayed in the studio cabin. Plenty of room, loved the bathroom.

Ship tip

Board early so you can book everything

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Ports of call

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

3 out of 5

Lots of haggling by the vendors. Excursion, Jamaican Cooking and beach, wasn't quite what I expected but I made the best of it.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Did an excursion at the Playa Mia Deluxe Beach Resort. Nice and relaxing, all food and beverages are included.

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George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy, no issues

Traveler Photos

3 Comments

PaulzyJC 1 year ago

Thanks. I sailed on Bliss and actually loved it. But, as I often say, the Bliss sailed in late January 2022 at 33% capacity; so that's very much why I enjoyed it so much. I'll never sail on these ships at full capacity. Unfortunately, because of the COVID protocols I couldn't use my free daypass at the resorts in Cabo San Lucas or Puerto Vallarta.

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CruisedudeNY65 1 year ago

Thanks for the review. Unfortunately, they are cutting entertainment costs and noise boys are cancelled, not sick. I cruise in May and it's no longer available.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Other reviews of this sailing

It was a nice Cruise Ship would reccomend this to anyone. My only complaint was that this ship had very small spaces for people

It was awesome!

Worst ship design of any cruise ship.