Cuba Cruise 06/25/18

Item: Norwegian Sun
Rating: 3.4
Author: cdorsey427

Norwegian Sun Cruise Review to Cuba

cdorsey427

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

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4 Night Cuba Overnight & Key West (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 25, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 6223

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The ports were the only thing that was redeemable about this cruise to me. Staff often seemed unfriendly. Never felt "pampered" as I have in the past on another cruise line. Don't think I will be returning to this cruise line.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Typical cruise ship food. Nothing extraordinary. Specialty dining was mediocre.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Bed was very very uncomfortable. Staff was not friendly. Very small for a cruise ship. The cabin steward was the friendliest of the staff. Cruise director was very entertaining.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Port Canaveral is very easy to navigate and is very convenient.

Thumbs Up 8

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5

Excursion was good. The glass bottom boat was not as air conditioned as they made it seem. Just seemed a little long to get to coral reef and back.

Thumbs Up 1

HAVANA, CUBA

4 out of 5

Fascinating country. Not at all what I expected. Much better. Never felt unsafe when walking around. Excursion to cigar factory was great. Little disappointed with Rum factory - didn't actually get to see the "factory". Also, did not go to hotel that was advertised for purchasing cigars.

Thumbs Up 2

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

4 Comments

cruisingnole 6 years ago

At the price point, I surely didn’t expect to be pampered. I think our fare was $299 each for an interior. And quite honestly, any more than that would have felt like a rip-off.

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JanetAndLarry 6 years ago

There are 6 of us going on the Sun in 9 days to party for the weekend. My husband and I are going on the Escape in October to relax and be pampered. You should of researched which cruise was right for you. A lot of reviews for the Sun weekend cruise said it was a party cruise for adults and the Cuba cruise more quiet and payed back. Can’t fault the cruise line for your failure to plan

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Sandidoodle 6 years ago

Don't judge the whole line by one ship. We didn't like the Sun as much as other ships in NCL.

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markandde 6 years ago

I'm sorry you were disappointed. We've done 4 cruises on 4 different NCL ships and loved them all. This is one of the shorter 3 or 4 day cruises, correct? We've not done one of those, but NCL staff we've talked to have said those cruises are usually more "party" oriented and less "pamper" oriented. Could that be the case for your cruise?

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Other reviews of this sailing

Nice cruise for adults, but stay away if you have children under 20.

EXCELLENT CRUISE

Great trip