Norwegian Joy Review

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Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Norwegian Joy
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pthoma2942
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Dec 2019
Cabin: Balcony Stateroom

I went on this cruise with my parents (in their 80's) and my daughter (30). We had a really good time after we got on the ship. Our boarding time got pushed back till 1-3. We arrive around 1:30 to find a long line back to the battleship. It took us 2 hours to get through the line. The family behind us was staying in the Haven and they waited too until we got to the tent. Then they got to go to a separate line. Thank goodness it wasn't hot as nothing was done for the passengers in line. No water etc. We later heard they deep cleaned the ship again as more people got off the ship and went to the hospital. Some people arrived to find their luggage already in their room.

The first night we ate in Savor(main dining room) the food was good. My dad's scallops were very small. Over the week the quality in here went down.

We ate at three specialty restaurants. Le Bistro, Cagney's, Ocean Blue. We spaced them out and ate at Ocean Blue on the last night of the cruise. There were hardly any fish items on the menu. No seafood entree at all. Three of us ate steak. This was our least favorite restaurant.

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Balcony Stateroom

This was by far the roomiest cabin I have stayed in. There was tons of storage. At least one cabinet (under the bathroom sink) we didn't even use. The ship is very nice. The beds in the cabin were not comfortable. Very hard and my daughter complained they were short. She said her bed in college was better.

Gone are the days when they bring ice to your room. After asking we got it every day. We were very close to the elevator too.

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