Good cruise for the money but there are improvements to be made....

Norwegian Sun Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Norwegian Sun

4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 23, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8264

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall a good cruise for the money. However, we were very upset that we paid for the "streaming internet package". The internet was not able to stream and was basically at dial -up speed. Basically a total waste of money and caused a lot of frustration. We needed the best internet we could get so that we could work on this trip. The internet on the ship was not useable. We ended only being able to work once we got off the ship in Nassau and was able to get better internet buying paying for an upgrade through our phone carrier.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Terminal not nearly as nice as Royal Carribbean or Disney but service was good and lines moved quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Dinner items were hit or miss. Food was often not as described (i.e. shrimp arugula salad was actually shrimp and spinach), fish dinner often over cooked and dry. Buffet area was very disorganized and caused unnecessary crowding. Examples: Cereal not anywhere near the milk, the omelet station would hold up the whole line (should be its own separate area, coffee was not near the milk/cream area. Also the access to the elevator was through the buffet restaurant which also caused too much traffic. Service at main dining was not always consistent. We did not always have a beverage server and usually did not get offered more than one drink at dinner. Would have to ask the server several times for espresso ordered at dinner.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Small ship not a lot of extra, pool area was good and had some fun games to watch.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Did not see all the shows but seemed ok. Comedian was not funny.

Children's Programs

My son did not use the kids area

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Most staff was friendly. The waiters were good one some nights but not every night.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Very clean ship. Buffet area very poorly organized and did not like that you have to walk through to get to the elevator.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Had a balcony cabin, was very clean. Good sized with plenty of storage.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
I do not love Nassau and did not do an excursion as we have been to this port many times.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5
Renting the villas was well worth the money. It was gorgeous and the food on the island was excellent. Better than anything we ate on the ship.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
We arrived at a different terminal so everyone had to take a bus to the other terminal. The process took an extra hour.
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