This is a review of our Norwegian Sun 9 day Baltic Cruise of July 6th - 15th. It his was our first cruise with NCL, having sailed previously with Royal Caribbean and Celebrity. We tend to choose our cruises based on itinerary and value.

The Sun

Ship layout can be very confusing. Our standing joke became, "You can't get there from here!" You quickly find that you cannot walk from bow to stern on certain decks. Also, when they refurbished some areas (ex: Pacific Heights) they never updated elevator signs and ship maps with new names (Moderno ...). Not all elevators go to all floors, you can not go from the front to the back of the ship on some of the decks containing the most used public areas and/or you must walk through areas such as the casino. The ship is kept in great condition and we never noticed things that others have referred to as worn or in need of attention for a ship its age. We really missed having an indoor pool area and nice comfy padded loungers. The pool area on the Sun is no frills, with little protection from sun and wind. Strange that with this set up she is doing the Baltics now and next year Alaska. Luckily, on this itinerary, use of that area was not a priority. We were blessed with lovely weather on this Baltic cruise but did not hang by the pool much. The adult only pool is right next to the general use pool. The hot tub temp was kept at 98 degrees, perfect for growing all kinds of nasty things, and not hot enough for our liking so we never used them. Ample outdoor seating areas, many loungers. Read more