Very relaxing caribbean cruise

Norwegian Sun Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Norwegian Sun

12 Night Caribbean & Dominican Republic (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 21, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 0304

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

The cruise could have better hours at port, early morning until 12 noon is not enough. That was disappointing. The time in the ship was excellent, the crew were awesome. The restaurants were excellent, but could use more ethnic food, specially mediterranean options like kabobs.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Everyone was friedly and helpful. My suggestion would be to use desktops instead of tablets, the software would work faster. The check in process was slow .

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was great

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Trivia games and karaoke

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The best were 2 Intense and Tony at the Piano

Children's Programs

I did not have small children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The waiters were great, they were always happy and welcoming. The room steward was great. I love the ship personnel from Honduras who hosted the Karaoke and also did the ChaCha lesson.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The space was great. The shower curtain could use a replacement, it smelled funky.

Ship tip

The internet does not work well.

Ports of call

Baltimore, Maryland

4 out of 5
Could use better check in process, it was slow. The disembark was a lot better.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Easy to get in and out. No excursions. However, 3 hours was not enough to explore.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Easy to get in and out. No excursions.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Easy to get in and out. No excursions.

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Easy to get in and out. No excursions.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Easy to get in and out. No excursions.

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5
Easy to get in and out. No excursions. The time was too short to explore the island.

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Easy to get in and out. No excursions. The time was too short to explore the island.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very fast, no lines, very organized.
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7 Comments

bubbles60     10 months ago

We have been on the Sun twice and had a great time both times!

javawoody     10 months ago

I wonder why the port times are shorter?

cruising2004     10 months ago

Thank you for your review.

TwisterSister86     10 months ago

Sounds like an amazing itinerary and overall lovely time! That's certainly a huge bummer about the shortened port times...

Gwbigdog     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

sourtofu     10 months ago

We had this happen on the cruise before this one too. The blamed it on the weather on ours but it seemed more like a time management issue because it kept happening.

JimOhio     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing. This is the second review today that claims port times are significantly shorter than what is posted on the ship's itinerary. What gives?

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