Interesting itinerary and attentive staff

Item: Norwegian Sun
Rating: 4
Author: traci45031234

Norwegian Sun Cruise Review to South America

traci45031234

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 115

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night South America (Buenos Aires To Rio De Janeiro)

Sail date: March 24, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9248

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This was a last minute booking for us (my husband and I were supposed to go to Thailand in february but had to cancel due to my mother-in-law passing away). Delta fully refunded our airfare (for a future flight), so when I found this really inexpensive itinerary from Norwegian ($399 each for a balcony, plus port charges and taxes, still coming out to less that $800 per person) visiting two countries I've never visited (Brazil and Uruguay), we jumped at the chance. The most stressful thing about the trip was requesting an expedited Brazilian visa through CIBT, who did a great job obtaining our visas- not cheap! The service on the ship was excellent. If a staff member didn't have an answer, they made it their job to find out the answer. My husband and I als appreciated the jogging-friendly path on the promenade. I also had a great massage and facial with the spa staff. I'm used to being disappointed with spa services on cruises- they're not generally trying to build clientele since they're only seeing vacationers, so they are more interested in selling products, but they didn't this time, which was very welcome!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

I always want more educational offerings. I was very pleased that a professor was on board to give a couple talks about Brazil- much more welcome to me than a stupid port talk about shopping! I would have loved a stargazing event. I mentioned it to the cruise director. Since we were in the Southern Hemisphere, it would have been cool to have had the constellions pointed out to us.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

There was a weird smell- like the drawers of a college student who doesn't actually wash their clothes frequently!