We lost several nights of sleep in our interior room because of loud banging and vibration. The sounds were similar to a sledgehammer on steel and happened during rough weather (and we had some). These loud bangs occurred up to 200 times per night depending on size of the waves. The sounds were also heard by several staff members although no solution was ever found.
The buffet was miserable. ...
Norwegian Sun - Scandinavia and St. Petersburg, Russia - August 3 - August 15 Cruise Critic - "Sailorlady"
I traveled with a friend, both of us seniors, ages 70 and 80, in good health and with stamina. We were both professional women with children. It would have been more comfortable for us if we had not traveled in mid-summer because of the heat and the crowds everywhere.
We traveled with a ...
Just arrived back from Baltic Capitals cruise on the Norwegian Sun, and what a wonderful time we had. Freestyle dining suited our needs perfectly, and the food on the whole was very good. Our inside cabin was fine, and our friends ( family of 4 arrived without a cabin number) were upgraded to balcony, and as they were first timers that was a nice surprise. As we have only cruised on Golden ...
Great cruise overall. I was diappointed and felt deceived by the advertising initally when I booked because they call it the Baltic capitals and in fact when you get to germany Warnemunde it is a 4 hour train journey to Berlin. When you get to Sweeden, Nynaeshamn is about an hour away from the caital Stockholm. So what a con!! NCL should have provided the transportation to the so called 'Baltic ...
The cruise started out great. One week before the cruise, NCL called and offered to upgrade us to a mini-suite from a outside cabin with balcony for a minimal charge. It was an easy decision since we increased floor space by 50%. Embarkment was easy.
The room we had was beautiful. The largest we have ever had and nicely accommodated. We had a wonderful cabin stewart, Michael When we sailed from ...
Norwegian Sun by Georgia (Magnolia Blossom) Baltic Capitals from Dover August 3, 2010 About us. 57/62 year old semi-retired professionals. Our 36th cruises, 12th on NCL and 4th on the Sun. This was our second cruise to the Baltic, the first being on the NCL Dream in 2004. Not terribly fussy, pretty laid back. We were travelling with 10 friends, some of my review may reference their critique of ...
My previous three reviews were long rambling affairs. This one will be a lot briefer (well for me). If you want A LOT more detail then go to Travelpod (link found from our signature) where our whole five week holiday can be found in far greater detail.
We enjoyed our cruise on the Sun and our first NCL experience. Our original holiday was five weeks in the UK but both of us were thinking ...
The Sun is due for refurbishment soon but can by no means be described as shabby.The atrium is multi levelled with panoramic lifts which is very pretty.The spa is smaller than on the Jewel class ships and lacks the relaxation area with lounge chairs and jacuzzi and floor length windows to gaze out at sea -a shame as would have been a boon on the first few cool days.The sauna and steam room are ...
This was our 8th cruise, Celebrity cruise on the Century round the western Caribbean being the 1st and then Ocean Village around the Mediterranean 6 times and we loved the relaxed style on both of the ships that were Ocean Village 1 & 2 so when we saw that NCL Sun was sailing from Dover for the Baltic a place we had wanted to visit it looked perfect, freestyle cruising and no flight involved. We ...
To get a picture of where we're coming from, consider: 1.) My wife and I are what I would describe as a healthy/active (runners/bicyclists) couple ages 58 and 59. 2.) This was our 17th cruise and 8th with NCL, and they've all been great. 3.) We are a pretty laid back, go-with-the-flow couple who enjoy the adventure of travel and always view the glass as half full. With that in mind ... every ...