Norwegian Joy Review
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We chose this cruise looking for a short get away. This was our second on NCL after having done the Jewel Oct 2018 for a New England cruise. We live in Southern Calif. and we usually go to Las Vegas, San Francisco, or Reno for 4 nights just to get away. So we wanted to shake it up. We love cruising (maybe 25 cruises in our background typically 7-14 days) so thought about trying this 5 night cruise on the Joy instead. Great decision and now we have other options for those short getaways.
As to restaurants, the main dining room (we tried Savor for embarkation lunch and the Manhattan for dinner) were ok at best. Service in the former was poor, the hamburger was, as I said, ok at best. Dinner in Manhattan: service good, but food just ok.
Le Bistro was exceptional--service, food, ambience. Loved it. Ocean Blue: service was good, all courses except my entree were great. I had the grouper with lemon and oil The fish was done properly but the sauce was tasteless. Everyone else (there were 4 of us) enjoyed their entrees so I guess I just chose the wrong sauce (my fault and I should have sent it back).
Cabin Review
Concierge Villa Suite with Balcony
Blown away by the Concierge Balcony Suite cabin. Booked the mini balcony suite about 5 months prior to sailing. Three months prior to sailing I was checking prices to see if there had been a drop. There was plus I noticed that the concierge was only slightly more than the mini suite. At 50% more space I decided to go for it. It was outstanding. Space similar to a hotel room. Plenty of space with a laptop at a desk. My wife had plenty of space for makeup. Location was close to the elevators but not so close as to have disturbing noise. Lighting was decorative and beautiful. Would do it again in a heartbeat.