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Norwegian Viva Cruise Review

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Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Norwegian Viva

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

Sail date: March 17, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Viva

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

The Baths Virgin Gorda were beautiful. Antigua historical tour and beach was interesting and fun. Snorkeling in Barbados was the best. Chartered a fishing boat in St Lucia. My husband reeled in a lot of fish. Road four wheelers in St Marteen. This was a top vacation for us.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
In ten minutes we were onboard and checked in at our muster station. True story.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Every meal was so good on this trip. Cagney’s and Paloma’s were so good. Los Lobos was the wonderful surprise on this cruise. Le Bistro was fabulous too.

Le Bistro

5 out of 5

Amazing from finish to start!

Los Lobos

5 out of 5

Amazing! If there ever was a fine dining Mexican restaurant, this would be it. Table side guacamole!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We enjoyed the slides, racetrack and mini golf. Yes, they cost a few extra bucks, but it was worth it. Loved the new interactive mini golf. We also did pickle ball and some of the other games.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Beetlejuice and Icons were excellent. I am a Fleetwood Mac fan and loved this show. I saw it on Prima too. So good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I love this design of ship and so classy. It is not hard to navigate, it is just different.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Beautiful, clean and plenty of room

Ship tip

Do not listen to negative reviews. It takes a day to get use to layout. The food is amazing. If your drink is not strong enough tell them. Paying a little extra for some fun activities is worth it. I was on Prima and Viva. If you can’t enjoy yourself and everything they have to offer….you cannot be pleased in my opinion.

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Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Longer lines and not well planned out like embarkation. But not awful.
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5 Comments

arecibena     7 months ago

I agree with you, I loved the Viva! We walked out with our luggage before 8 and we had no wait so that debarkation was a breeze. Going back in January and definitely going for Cagney’s and Le Bistro
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javawoody     7 months ago

Thanks for the detailed review
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HeavySeas     7 months ago

Awesome.....thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise
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cruising2004     7 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time! Thank you for your review.
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Gwbigdog     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us
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