Scary Ride the last 2 nights

Item: Norwegian Sun
Rating: 4.1
Author: ChrisCametti

Norwegian Sun Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

ChrisCametti

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 18, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 0234

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

The rough seas is what I will take away from this cruise. Please tell the Captain that he needs to brush up on his “bedside manner” with his passengers when it gets so rough that the closet door keeps opening all night, and the glass water bottles on the desk won’t stop clanking against each other all night.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Specialty restaurants were great. The buffets were comparable to Golden Corral; disappointed in the buffets. As an aside, the food serving tongs at breakfast were so hot that you couldn’t handle them. The pizza looked dry and sad

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Played bingo and went to the casino. ...too bad we didn’t win!!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Your production company, magician and comedian were first rate. Totally enjoyed every show we saw. Couldn’t see the last night of shows, as the turbulence was so bad. We saw the dancers up in the buffet, and they were so gracious Speaking to us. Also Richard the cruise director was 5 stars. What a great guy!

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Just wish the communication from the bridge was better.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The lobby always smelled like smoke, and the casino smelled really smoky too.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Awesome

Ship tip

Please, please please tell the Captain (I believe it was Captain Kim) that he needs to make announcements when the ship’s sailing becomes as rough as ours was, especially the last night. I didn’t sleep at all the last night because I was scared out of my wits. A comforting, honest announcement from the Bridge would have gone a long way for the passengers.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Check in and check out was seamless

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Nice; too bad we weren’t told that there was a place to swim in the center of the village

Thumbs Up 0

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Just a Larger version of Costa Maya.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

5 Comments

15mustang 4 years ago

If the water is rough, normally no need for an announcement. We had some nights like this on our last cruise, drawers opening, closet doors opened. We took our dramamine and went to sleep.

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kkroeg6 4 years ago

Great.... was seasick on the Getaway and going on the Sun in 21 days.

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Summerholiday 4 years ago

Captain very really make announcements later in the evening.. and you are at sea I’m sure the last thing on his mind was your clanging glasses 🙄

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missnotanlines 4 years ago

Can't control mother nature!

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bobduck1993 4 years ago

I think that I would rather have the Captain manning the ship rather than talking to us,as I am sure he is concentrating on maneuvering the ship through the rough swells ,which comforts me!We have been through times like this too!

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