Great idea but poor execution

Item: Norwegian Prima
Rating: 4
Author: lleelowry

Norwegian Prima Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

lleelowry

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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11 Night Caribbean: Curacao & Aruba (Miami To New York)

Sail date: April 16, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Prima

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11130

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Fix the overcrowding and make sure there is food available.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Made it on quickly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

3K plus guests and buffet is 1/3 smaller that standard ship that size. Too many time during the day there was no food available.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Kart racing at sea was a blast. Slides need to go back to drawing board. Everyone kept getting stuck.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Small venues and very crowded.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

House keepings has 22 plus cabins per steward to clean. They are working hard, but need help.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

There was a lack of places to sit down and eat. Indulge food hall was good idea if you could find a seat. However a lot of orders just didn't show up. Tried 3 times and same issue even when it wasn't crowded.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Good design.

Ship tip

Go during off season.

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Ports of call

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic

1 out of 5

Awful, hour late leaving on excursion and then 1.5 hours each way to city for 50 min tour. Excursion desk told us we should have looked at map before booking. Also seeing trash dumps every few minutes did not add to the enjoyment.

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

After NCL changed arrival times by 3 hours they did nothing to get people with non changeable flights off the ship. The gave us gold tags only after pushing the issue and did nothing else.

1 Comment

Gwbigdog 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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