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Norwegian Sun Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Norwegian Sun

20 Night Panama Canal: Mexico & Costa Rica (Seattle To Miami)

Sail date: October 11, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9016

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This itinerary was excellent. Very disappointed that the Nicaragua stop was cancelled without a good explanation. The port port fees should be refunded along with other compensation. We had great weather.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
A bit slow considering most work done during self check in

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining room - great service, good food but salty, limited vegetarian selection Specialty dining - Teppanyaki show was good but food was OK, Le Bistro was forgetable, but Los Lobos was very good Buffet - OK, mass produced food but gets old after a while. Savory dishes were too salty, desserts too sweet and overcooked meat. Vegetarian Indian food was good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Not much to offer. Gym was quite nice.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Variety act performers (pianist, comedian, jugglers, illusionist) were good but the Norwegian Sun production casts were not up to par. Only one singer could sing in tune.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Great as usual.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
I like this smaller ship. It was clean but some places had bad odor.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Good size with plenty of storage space.

Ship tip

If the dining room does not have the food selection you need due to food restrictions, preorder meals the day before.

Ports of call

Astoria, Oregon

4 out of 5

Catalina Island, California

4 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

4 out of 5

Manzanillo, Mexico

3 out of 5

Acapulco, Mexico

4 out of 5

Huatulco, Mexico

5 out of 5
A gem in Mexico.

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

5 out of 5
Antigua was superb.

Acajutla

4 out of 5

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

1 out of 5
Port of call was cancelled due to unavailability. NCL should be more upfront on why this port was unavailable. Port fees should have been reimbursed.

Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

JustCruz    2 years ago

What a great itinerary. Thanks for the review.

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you enjoyed your Panama Canal transit!

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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