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Norwegian Viva Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Norwegian Viva

7 Night Caribbean: Barbados Antigua & St. Lucia (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 14, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Viva

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Our 6th NCL Cruise. Staff and decor were amazing as usual. However ship layout design lacked flow and ease of getting around ship. Food was good, but they have certainly cheaped out on the complimentary dinning and push to up sell at every corner. Big changes in entertainment from past cruises. No dinner shows and first come first serve lines for smaller comedy and music venues. Balcony room had nice design and was more spacious then previous ships we were on. Final thoughts are it’s great cruise but if you are an avid NCL cruiser be prepared to pay extra for dining and fees to have the same experience that used to be standard.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

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

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Expect lines at Bars , Restaurants and Entertainment.

Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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7 Comments

Lexi1     9 months ago

Thanks for your review. We sail in 2 weeks! Can not wait πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Niavlys     10 months ago

Thank you for sharing your view

Gwbigdog     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     10 months ago

Appreciate the review

cruising2004     10 months ago

Thank you for your review.

dreniere     10 months ago

I am an avid ncl cruiser, 25 cruises in the past 14 years, sapphire status and yes there has been a movement for revenue inhancement from what cruising was, less amenities, less staff, less service, huge push for Haven upcharge, no turn down service I could go on and on. I predicted long ago that we would see the return to class cruising and probably restricted class dinning will not be to far away. I just go for the ride, and to enjoy time with cruise friends but the end is near.

bubbles60     10 months ago

When we were on the Prima, we did not have any upcharges. We used free at sea benefits.

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