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Norwegian Prima Cruise Review

zade

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

7 Night Caribbean: Harvest Caye Cozumel & Roatan (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 09, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Prima

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

The prima needs some times to get used to it with their new concept. 95% of the crews and guests did not like the ship. It's a different style. Either you hate it or love it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Less than 30 minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

My favorite is indulge. Great idea/concept. Small portion = can try lots of different food without too much waste. Foods came within 5 mins when I ordered wit their iPad. 10 mins max for BBQ type of food Buffet- it is what it is, hit and miss on different themes daily Hudson, commodore. They were good enough for me to come back again. Their steaks are smaller than Cagney. Some of the people I spoke to said the steaks were better than Cagney's. But it's subjective

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Not as many and good as other lines. Venue space selection for events were not smart. They did lots of popular events in too small venue (ie. Syd Norman, comedy club, or atrium) when they can do it in the theater and there was nothing going on in the theater at that time.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

It's ok. The DJ had pretty much the same popular list songs over and over and over.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

They were good and friendly. I had convos with some of them bout their "review" bout the ship. Most of em does not like the ship.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

The layout designers and ONLY THEM needs to be fired. I would say 95% of people (crews and guest) did not like the ship. Smokers- y'all be challenged heavily On my 7 days on the ship, there was always some leaks around the ship (I saw maintenance guys were fixing something) everyday.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Everything was good. Except NCL's typical penny pinching on disembarktion day. They shut down the "coffee machine" in studio lounge. I mean it doesn't take more than 10 mins to clean or prepare the machine for the next embarkation schedule.