Relaxing but boring cruise

Item: Norwegian Sun
Rating: 4.1
Author: kpatcamp

Norwegian Sun Cruise Review

kpatcamp

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas & Florida (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 17, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4005

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall relaxing cruise but we were bored often. There isn't as much to do as Carnival. Cruise director was kind but boring. Food was good. Stops were fun but short. Appreciated 3 port stops on a 4 night cruise!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Super easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All of the food was good. Variety was great. Dining room take about 1-2 hours to do a full meal. Buffet was quicker. Loved the sports bar fish and chips and artichoke dip!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

This is where we found the Sun lacking. There is just not a lot going on. I didn't mind too much because I wanted to relax but husband was bored.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Not as friendly as other cruises but ok.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Found everything very clean! Norwegian Seema to be very concerned about our health. There were staff spraying hands before the buffet and wet washcloths for when we got back on the boat after a port stop.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Room was adequate. Noisy when boat was docking because room is on the side of the anchor. Woke up pretty early on last day because of so much commotion docking.

Ship tip

Self serve soft serve ice cream is outside aft buffet area. Didn't find it until last day! Sports bar artichoke dip was awesome!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Husband went scuba diving with Bahama divers. Then shopping at market. Sellers will try very hard to get your business. Just repeat "no thank you. I'm just looking." And keep walking.

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Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Use the free bus system "Duval loop" to get around. Stop 10 will get you a block away from southern most point. Ate at Fogarty's and it was delicious! Conch fritters, shrimp, and key lime pie! Shipwreck museum will give you history of area. Great day!

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

Bring your own snorkel gear and find all the underwater statues! Saw a huge puffer fish, lion fish, trumpet fish...and so much more. Abaco Taco was very good. Buffet was also good. Rain made most people leave early.

Thumbs Up 3

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easiest we ever had. Walked right off with our luggage!

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