Norwegian Sun Review

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Less than Impressive Ship

Review for the Baltic Sea Cruise on Norwegian Sun
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nico88
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Sep 2011
Cabin: Mid-Ship Balcony

We recently returned from the NCL Norwegian Sun Baltic Cruise that sailed on September 11, 2011 from Copenhagen.

The ship itself looks great and we had no issues with a balcony cabin on Deck 8. Our cabin steward was very efficient and did a fine job. We really enjoyed the ports and had no complaints with any of the shore excursions. Our biggest problem relates to ship life.

The ship has a major design flaw with it's buffet on Deck 11. Most ships we've been on in the past have mirroring buffet lines on both sides of the ship with plenty of seating. Norwegian Sun has a buffet only on one side of the ship, the other side has a bar and small dining area. There is a secondary buffet outdoors with less choices at the aft end of the ship with outside seating. This would be fine if the weather was always good, but a mid to late September cruise in the Baltic doesn't lend itself to outdoor eating, particularly in the morning. There was a constant battle to find a table indoors. The buffet itself seemed small with fewer choices from our past experiences. The food was OK. We were disappointed with the coffee/juice bar since they cut off juice drinks after breakfast. A money saving trick. Eventually we gave up on the buffet altogether, electing to go to the relatively empty dining room for breakfast. We did learn that you didn't want to be in a hurry to meet a shore excursion without giving yourself at least 1 1/2 to eat in the dining room.

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Mid-Ship Balcony

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