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Excellent crew cannot make up for dishonest management
"And with a total activities staff (including the cruise director) of five people, it's no wonder that NCL focused on money-making activities." (He never got off the ship on this 20-day cruise.)..."Read More
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Old Ship, Needs Work, Great Crew Though

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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hansenj1117
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

To be clear, this was my first cruise, so I don't have anything to compare it to, or any sense of what is typical on a cruise ship. The Sun is an older ship and could really benefit from some updating and repairs. Many people that I spoke with had mechanical problems in their cabins, though most were promptly fixed by the crew. I had an issue with the thermostat in my cabin. It didn't work, so ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite


Not our best NCL cruise

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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Steve551
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

NCL 2 for 1 FLIGHTS: They booked us from PHX-MIA on American Airlines, our go-to airline, where we received a "Complementary" upgrade to 1st Class. Our 2nd trip in a row to have that happen. We flew home on SouthWorst – all flights delayed, baggage arrived on 2 different flights. NCL SHUTTLE FROM MIA-PORT: Our flight arrived VERY early so we had time to eat breakfast before we caught the ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Excellent crew cannot make up for dishonest management

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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eurocougar
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Just to give this review some context, I was traveling solo, am 70 years old, and this was my second Norwegian cruise. I took this cruise primarily for three ports: Acajutla (El Salvador), Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala) and San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua). I'd already been through the Panama Canal, so that was of less interest to me. First, there were things to like about this cruise. The ship ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


OKAY simply Okay

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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mjl125
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise based on their itinerary and length totally forgetting this is the beginning of Spring break, more later.... We left Cape Canaveral on March 3 and returned March 8th. Our destinations were Key West Fl. and Cozumel MX. The ship was the Norwegian Sun. This ship is one of the smaller ships in service in the Florida Caribbean circuit, the Norwegian Sun was renovated last year ...
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Sail Date: March 2020

Cabin Type: Family Balcony


An Average Experience

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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cmra1
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

My father in law booked a cruise for 6 to make it a family vacation. We had a balcony, free at sea package, etc. It was OK. The food was good to average, bars were always full and usually had to wait. Seemed under staffed. A nice tip here and there upped the service levels on future visits. Entertainment was good. The illusionist was great, really got the kids involved. The singers had some ...
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Sail Date: February 2020

Cabin Type: Balcony


Slow Service & Lack of Attention to Detail

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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FranfromFL
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

This was our 7th cruise. We went with 2 other couples. One had been on the Sun six months earlier and loved it. Apparently, it has gone downhill since then. We spent 1 1/2 hours in line waiting to board. Probably the Corona virus slowed things down because they were checking passports very carefully. Once aboard, we noticed a general lack of attention to detail. One of the couples had ...
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Sail Date: February 2020

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


5-day Sun

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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katalogs
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Point off for this eval format, the smell in the room, and the room steward. Is this what Norwegian is doing now instead of a REAL eval of your cruise paid for by your hard-earned money?? That's so cheap, and very low on the customer service side of things. Makes me want to decrease my rating. The cabin was great, room 9078, it's Aft facing. It has a coffee pot and bathtub. Had two robes and ...
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Sail Date: November 2019

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Mini-Suite


If only the food were better......

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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janetamy
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

I chose this cruise because of the itinerary. My party originally booked on Royal Caribbean, but we wanted to go to Keywest so we changed to the Norwegian Sun. Norwegian was also offering some nice incentives, the reasonably priced beverage package. Norwegian does some things really well. The beverage package was the best of any of the lines I have been on. The bar service was great, fast, ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Inside


Some disappointments

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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wbialkoski
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We are previous Norwegian cruisers, and we chose this cruise to introduce some friends to cruising. We were very happy with our cabin, 8030, and very happy with Elias, our cabin steward, and with the ship overall. Embarkation and debarkation was smooth and easy. Entertainment was good, about the same as many other ships. We were very happy with Cagney's, the specialty steakhouse. Impeccable ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Testing the water on my first Norwegian cruise ship.

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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Wnate
6-10 Cruises • Age 30s

I chose this cruise because I have use three other cruise lines and I wanted to compare them all. The Sun vessel is a older and smallest ship I have ever been on. So that was the first negative thing. The crew seemed to be tired and the Stirrup Cay island is not ready for a large crowd. We arrived to the island after 1pm and our only adventure was a ride on a wave runner at 1:45 pm. Once we ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Family Balcony


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