Disappointing Ship

Item: Norwegian Prima
Rating: 3.8
Author: 2rs4travel

Norwegian Prima Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

2rs4travel

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

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

Sail date: January 15, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Prima

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9178

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Our experience with Norwegian was not the best. We will most likely avoid them in the future. Crowded spaces, sometimes cold food and poor service, lack of shows able to perform, and dirty outdoor spaces override the lovely staterooms.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

This was easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Specialty restaurants were the best in food and service. It was very confusing and difficult to get reservations even with the package.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Racetrack and fitness center were best activities. Pools were too small for number of people. Hot tubs were cold several days.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Noiseboys was fantastic. Summer shows were cancelled twice because of technical difficulties so we couldn’t see it. Other venues were too small for number of cruisers.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Specialty restaurants wait staff was attentive. Other staff seemed overwhelmed with their situations.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Ship’s intimacy design was just lots of crowded spaces. At sea days were so crowded people couldn’t find chairs to sit. There was black ash all over much of the cushions, canopies and even floor. Very distasteful. Only positive was stateroom and balcony. They were both spacious.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Size was great especially bathroom. Steward did a good job however our shower kept filling up with water. After 4 days my husband pulled massive amounts of hair out of the drain to fix it.

Ship tip

If you like to walk on the ship decks avoid this ship. The only walking deck goes around areas and you have to walk around people looking for restaurants, chairs, etc. 3500 people on a ship of this design is way too many.

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