Norwegian Sun Review

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Great weekend cruise!

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Sun
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cool2mom
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Apr 2019

After trying several other cruise lines, we decided to take our 1st Norwegian one. First off, 3 day cruises are typically older ships. The Sun was built in 2001, but was just renovated in May of 2018. It looked throughly overhauled and beautiful. There were some blemishes, such as some scratches in our bedroom casegoods and some on railings on the ship, but overall, they were minimal. This felt like a ship we could spend a week on. The ship is kept very nice and you can tell the exterior has a fresh coat of paint. The food on the ship was delicious and we dined each night in the dining rooms that had an upcharge just to see how good they were. They were great. Cagney's was a wonderful steakhouse but we didn't have the best dining experience due to someone cleaning up for the night. Le Bistro was excellent and Finn, our server, made up for every shortcoming from the night before. La Cantina was another great dining option. We had an awesome server from Indonesia and she was attentive and helpful. She did an outstanding job. We'd eat in all those same restaurants again. Cagney's had excellent food and the server was fine, but as we sat down at 9pm, the Maitre'd was in closing mode and diligently prepping the tables for breakfast the next morning. All of us found him distracting and not service oriented. He wasn't relaxed, friendly, or chill. He seemed unaware that there were several tables still dining and ordering. He was in all out closing mode to get everything done. We encountered him the next day, with the same intensity and scowl, trying to close the late lunch line. There's a nice way and a rude way to do so. Poor fellow, it's our hope he was just having a bad 2 days. The ports, Key West and Grand Bahama, are ok. We walked around Key West for a few hours, but in Grand Bahama, we found a really cool National park with a little trail and some historic info. The park connected to an uncrowded, remote beach and we chilled there a few hours till we had to drive back to the ship. Don't forget to check Drake Allen if he's still playing on the boat. He's a young, acoustic guitar player that entertained a large crowd of people every night with some John Mayer, Ed Sheeran, Zac Brown, etc. The magician for the adult crowd was hilarious. Finally, we had a mini-suite cabin and it was freshly renovated. It was a nice size for a ship and was right off the back so we had 180 degree views. Since we didn't arrive into ports till mid morning or later, we didn't worry about the engine sound waking us up. The room was clean, our room attendant was friendly, and we liked the location. We'd stay in the room again. If you want a quick weekend getway that you can relax on and just enjoy the sea, this is a great little cruise!

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Key West

We walked around Key West.

Freeport

Rented a car and drove to Lucaya National Park. Fun day!

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