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Norwegian Sun Cruise Review to South Pacific

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

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14 Night South Pacific: Kaui Maui & Moorea (Honolulu To Papeete)

Sail date: October 23, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8053

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

The itinerary was great, exceptional. But the Norwegian Sun was a very bad experience. The specialty restos were good. All the activities were poorly organised, had to wait for very long in the stairs to get to the tenders. Crowd management, and security, were deficient. Never seen this before. I do not recommend

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and professional

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Boring menus

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

nothing of real interest main pool was closed

Entertainment

1 out of 5

really nothing of interest compared to other cruise lines

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Main dining rooms ok

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

old ship but very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Small could not enter the cabin with my suitcase not enough space between the bed and furniture would of liked a bigger table on the balcony Would have appreciated a shower cap and litlle bottles Very clean

Ship tip

Do not book shore excursions Very expensive and often cancelled at the last minute Not worth it

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Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Kahului, Maui

5 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

5 out of 5

Raiatea, French Polynesia

5 out of 5

Moorea, French Polynesia

5 out of 5

Papeete, Tahiti

1 out of 5

We were dumped in a big horrible reception room, no windows, no excursions available, no chairs outside etc It was supposed to be a lounge we were 250 people and we were supposed to be able to visit.....HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

rain did not help had to wait for bus transfers in the rain. No organisation at all

5 Comments

bubbles60 1 month ago

Sorry you were disappointed. We have been on the Sun twice and had a great time.

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Gwbigdog 1 month ago

Oops, sorry, thanks for sharing your cruise

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cruising2004 1 month ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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kellies26 1 month ago

Excursions do get cancelled for many reasons, it happens.

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1960cruiser 1 month ago

Too bad you spent your cruise complaing about petty issues instead of enjoying the cruise. I was on the Sun on May and had a great time with great food and service. Maybe cruising isn't for you and most of your petty complaints you will find on most all ships from all cruise lines.

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