Norwegian Viva

Norwegian Viva Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
Norwegian Viva

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

Sail date: February 04, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Viva

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 16726

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise was very good and enjoyed spending time with family. I loved the cleanliness of the ship but the staff wasn’t very welcoming. I’d still sail on this ship again because I believe it will all come together after the newness wears off. The room steward said they were short staffed so it was understandable why we only saw them once a day.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick process getting on ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Same food daily. Very little variety and meal times were very short. Lunch was especially a short window. If you missed, burgers and hot dogs were pretty much all that was offered at the buffet.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I was with a group of 14 so we made our own party. My husband and I enjoyed the Mandarin Spa daily. Deal or No Deal was fun and we spent lots of time in the casino.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Comedians were awesome. Didn’t get into Beetlejuice.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
With the exception of the Starbucks crew, I was disappointed in the staff. Not very friendly at all. Room stewards only come once a day. We saw our steward about 3 times the entire cruise.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship is overall beautiful and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Size was great. We had a rag left hanging in our shower but the room overall was great.

Ship tip

Just relax and enjoy the week. It goes by fast.

Ports of call

St. John's, Antigua

2 out of 5
The scenic ride was a bust. It’s simply a ride to view trees, schools, roads etc. I could have made this day a sea day.

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
Excellent!

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent. No issues getting on or off the ship.
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10 Comments

Remuel016     8 months ago

Maybe that is the reason why they are in a bad mood (staff), being short of staff plus working very hard is exhausting i think, I do think if they have enough staff the staff could be friendlier

javawoody     9 months ago

Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise but seems you still found time to complain.

byhisgrace     9 months ago

Thanks for your review

Gwbigdog     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

bubbles60     9 months ago

We liked the new ship design. Unfortunately, on most cruiselines, the room steward only services the room once per day. This was a change several years ago.

HeavySeas     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

karlgrgurich     9 months ago

Glad you mostly enjoyed

MiltonE     9 months ago

Glad you had a nice cruise! 🚢

cruising2004     9 months ago

Glad you had an enjoyable cruise. Thank you for your review.

Ruby13     9 months ago

Thank you for your review

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