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Norwegian Sun Cruise Review to South America

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
Norwegian Sun

15 Night South America (Buenos Aires To Santiago)

Sail date: April 10, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 0038

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Getting off the ship at the ports was definitely our favourite part. We found the sea days were our least favourite. We as first time cruisers were not sure about what to expect on a cruise and I suppose we didn't realise about the "extras" we had to pay along the way. The ships shore excursions were just over the top expensive and were not value for money. The food was good but became quite tiresome after a while. We didn't want to try the speciality restaurants because of the extra cost so we're stuck with the choice of the buffet or two dining rooms serving the same food. Our room was good and the service was very good. All staff were particularly friendly. The ship

was clean and well maintained. The entertainment was ok but certainly not exceptional. The cost of alcohol was exorbitant and the added 18% gratuity seemed over the top! Obviously we didn't get a drinks package but we certainly wouldn't have got value for money if we had purchased one because of the high cost involved. 

We didn't hate our cruise..... just don't think cruising is our preferred type of holiday. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Found them mundane and boring. Didn't really participate in any except the lectures. I couldn't believe that there were no movies being shown on board the ship. The choice of movies on the tv in our room was limited and many were in Spanish!!

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

Not applicable

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
It was very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very happy with the space in the room. It was comfortable and clean. The bed was great! Big and comfortable. The tv and movie programs were not particularly interesting and choice was limited. Most movies were in Spanish!

Ship tip

We thought the location of our room on level 10 aft was good because it was close to the buffet and sports bar on level 11. After buying water for most of our trip we discovered other people were refilling bottles from the water provided in the buffet area. Saves $$$$$

Ports of call

Montevideo, Uruguay

1 out of 5

Puerto Madryn, Argentina

2 out of 5

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

1 out of 5

Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina

3 out of 5

Punta Arenas, Chile

1 out of 5

Puerto Chacabuco, Chile

3 out of 5

Puerto Montt, Chile

3 out of 5

Valparaiso (Santiago), Chile

3 out of 5
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