A nice time but fell short on a few areas.

Item: Norwegian Sun
Rating: 4
Author: ChrisWel

Norwegian Sun Cruise Review

ChrisWel

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 07, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 0134

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall we had a good time. The ship was clean and nice. The staff was fantastic and always friendly. Most of the entertainment was not very good. We did enjoy Keith Bender a stand-up comedian who performed. The food in the main dining rooms was pretty good but the buffets lacked variety.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Very slow... Although I appreciate them checking passengers carefully for the Corona virus it took almost three hours to board the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Our cabin was nice and everything was clean and neat. The bed was fairly comfortable but I did have to keep pushing the mattresses back together as they seem to want to separate

Ship tip

Bring a water thermos to refill because they will confiscate bottled water when boarding. Plan on eating in the main dining rooms most nights as the buffets lacked variety.

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Ports of call

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

If you plan on staying in the port and like loud parties it is nice. If you want to leave the port and explore the town they make it very difficult to find your way out. We rented a golf cart from Mayahual Golf Carts in Costa Maya. Much cheaper than going through the ship and had a super time eating lunch and relaxing at Maya Bar Beach. Did a snorkeling tour with one of the locals for only $25 per person. Excellent day😁

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Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

This was our first time going out of Port Canaveral. It took almost three hours the board the ship! Although I appreciate them screening everyone for the coronavirus it was a very lengthy process which took an extremely long time.

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

There is not a lot to do here at the Port except for shopping. We enjoyed a relaxing day at Nachi-Cocom beach resort.

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