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Norwegian Sun Cruise Review to South America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 46

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Norwegian Sun

15 Night South America Explorer (Miami To Santiago)

Sail date: December 07, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9254

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

Many stops and great sea days really enjoyed the entire cruise highly recommend

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Seamless from start to finish very well organized in Miami ship left as planned

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Buffet was above average & special restaurants were amazing from start to finish highly recommend the Brazilian steakhouse & the Japanese Habachi

Windjammer Bar

5 out of 5

Highly recommend

Topsiders Bar and Grill

5 out of 5

Great service high quality

Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

Over the top

Seven Seas Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

Went all nights and sea day breakfast if not in special restaurant

Las Ramblas Tapas Bar

5 out of 5

Enjoyed this for lunch and dinner

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Ship was designed for an older crowd

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great Broadway shows

Stardust Lounge

4 out of 5

Shows were great must not miss

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
I can’t say enough great things, since the Carnival Liberty have I had better & happy staff top notch for sure

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Outstanding

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Loved this port of embarking
Thumbs Up

Santa Marta, Colombia

1 out of 5
I won’t do this port again very sad & poverty
Thumbs Up

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5
Do the excursions here
Thumbs Up

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Loved it, do the back of the boat or in your room if u have a balcony do the room service breakfast u don’t miss anything that way
Thumbs Up

Manta, Ecuador

5 out of 5
Do the excursions to the hat makers u won’t regret it
Thumbs Up

Salaverry (Trujillo), Peru

5 out of 5
Do the excursions
Thumbs Up

Callao (Lima), Peru

4 out of 5
Left for Machu Picchu here
Thumbs Up

Arica, Chile

4 out of 5
Came back from Machu Picchu here
Thumbs Up

Coquimbo (La Serena), Chile

1 out of 5
Do a local bar skip the excursions
Thumbs Up

San Antonio, Chile

5 out of 5
Do an excursion they feed you twice if your flight is later much better than sitting at airport
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy
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Nice trip.
Everything was wonderful, food, service, staff!
Panama Canal is a must see