1st norwegian cruise. I am going to stick with carnival an royal caribbean from now on.

Norwegian Prima Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 70

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
Norwegian Prima

11 Night Caribbean: Bermuda & Dominican Republic (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 30, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Prima

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10167

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 10 days ago

Review summary

Loved the observation lounge. Spent a lot of time there. Go early to get seats.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Had a little bit of a line but not terrible. Had to wait at counter for them to make key cards doe 15 minutes. After that we were able to get right on ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Buffet had same food every day. Dinner menu also limited. Had a horrible experience at Hudson resteraunt. Slow service, never refilled water glasses without us asking and gave cousin's gluten free meal to wrong person at the table. We ended up switching to the commadere resteraunt and had the best servers in Natalia and Manny. Ate 8 nights out of the 11 night cruise there.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Pools too small. Don't understand why you had to walk through the spa to get to the fitness center. Did the go-carts once and cost $15. Should have been included in price of cruise.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Watched the welcome aboard show and the magician. They were pretty good.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Natalia and Manny at table 58 in Commadere resteraunt were amazing. Room steward was ok. I was disappointed that I said good morning to some staff out on deck in the morning and they never responded.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Ship design is not practical. The layout is so confusing. The staff was always seen cleaning.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Had interior cabin. Bed was comfy and had so much storage!!!!

Ship tip

Get to shows early especially ones in the atrium as there is no seating. Got there 1/2 hour early and still had to stand.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

New York, New York

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

3 out of 5
Not much to do if you don't book an excursion.

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Long walk through the theater and terminal to parking garage. It felt like it was faster and shorter to walk onto the ship than off.
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4 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     6 days ago

Nice itinerary. Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise. Thanks for the details.

Gwbigdog     9 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

cruising2004     9 days ago

Glad you enjoyed some of your cruise. Thank you for your review.

HeavySeas     9 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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