Terrible ship

Norwegian Sun Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

kentleadbetter

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

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10 Night Alaska: Hubbard Skagway & Juneau (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 02, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 0036

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Alaska is beautiful but the Norwegian Sun is a terrible ship with very low quality food and entertainment. The ship is old but very clean. We have been cruising for over 40 years with 7 different cruise lines, 3 times with Norwegian and this is by far the worst ship we have ever been on. My best advice is to NEVER cruise on the Norwegian Sun.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Terrible food, we've taken over 30 cruises with 3 on Norwegian and this is the absolute worst food, even Golden Coral is better.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Very few activities, most were simply trying to sell you something. How foolish is "guess the weight of a statue"?

Entertainment

1 out of 5

The comedian and international singer were Excellent, all of the other entertainment was very poor.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The ship was very clean but the layout was not so good.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We had a balcony and it was very clean and nice.

Ship tip

Don't, it is the worst ship we have ever been on.

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

2 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Haines, Alaska

1 out of 5

nothing but a small run down town with absolutely nothing there worth seeing.

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Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

3 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

3 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

very smooth and easy.

9 Comments

Sogmoore 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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ddme 4 months ago

My first ever cruise was the Sun and it was an Alaska cruise. Of course that was in 2015. Sorry that you were disappointed in this ship.

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Gwbigdog 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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BnCTcruising 4 months ago

Our first ship so will always hold a special place for us but definitely doesn’t hold up compared to newer options

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AuntPinkie 4 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this ship didn’t meet your expectations.

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javawoody 4 months ago

Appreciate your comments

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cruising2004 4 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your time in Alaska, sorry this NCL Sun is not up to par. Thank you for your review.

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HeavySeas 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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mikeh1313 4 months ago

Co-Worker returned from a cruise a few weeks ago on that same ship and said the same exact thing.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Okay cruise, overpriced excursions