Norwegian Panama Canal & Central America Cruise Reviews

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Meh

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

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Mr. Disappointed
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

It has been a LONG time since we have been on NCL and it will just as long before we return. While the Gem itself is a nicely appointed in the common areas and the main dining room was quite nice, service support outside of the room attendant who was excellent was hit and miss. Some of the wait staff in both the main dining areas and specialty were quite good and others acted like newbies which ...
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Sail Date: March 2024

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Not impressed with Bliss

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

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9tee2Sea
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

This was my first time on a Mega Ship. I was not impressed. All the food came out cold and had to be sent back many times ( Including MDR, Specialty, and even Haven). I prefer the smaller ships of NCL ( I am Sapphire on NCL, so I know what to expect). The entertainment venues are very closed off and behind doors. You will not stroll the walkways trying to find a bar to sit at and listen to a ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with children


15 day Panama Canal Cruise

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

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Dcruiser72
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We paid extra to be in a balcony cabin so we could look out and sit outside while cruising . It took a long while to get on, and even longer to get off. Our cabin was not thoughly cleaned before we were allowed up. We found a makeup brush on the floor. Our sliding glass door, the glass balcony and the balcony rail were all caked with salt and I couldn't see through them. When sitting in a ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Mid-ship Balcony Stateroom


Great Cruise. Bucket List Shorter Now.

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

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pete_coach
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This is a big ship. Very nice. Nicely appointed and newish. Getting on and off was quick and easy. The staff everywhere were friendly, helpful and a pleasure to deal with. The cabin steward did a really good job, had a lot of cabins to do but, he was inconsistent timing. Sometimes cabin was cleaned at 9 AM and other times it was still undone at 2:30 PM. He did a very good job though. The ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Family Mini-Suite with Balcony

Traveled with disabled person


A bit disappointed

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

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Jakz73
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

I went with my son to celebrate his birthday. We have been on many cruises before, all on Carnival. Chose this cruise for its itinerary, also looked like a great ship. The ship was beautiful, cabins were nice, Stewart was great. Very disappointed in the food, all the carnival cruises I’ve taken the dining room food is so good. The dining room here was ok at best. When you are on a 15 day cruise ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with disabled person


Panama Canal and south America

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

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StuartP
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

We chose this cruise because of the canal transit and the South American itinerary. A week or so out there was a change to the itinerary, dropping the first stop in Colombia (Santa Marta), changing Panama City to Colón, and adding an extra day in Lima. I haven't seen an explanation for the change, and while the extra day in Lima instead of Santa Marta was a decent trade, Colón for Panama City ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Family Balcony

Traveled with children


A SHIP TO AVOID

Review for a South America Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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Radford007
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

The crew were excellent. Most of the entertainment in the theatre were your dancers and singers Most cruise lines are reducing the levels of service and amenities provided. NCL has taken this to the extreme. There are no toiletries; no bath gowns; no chocolate on the pillow at turn-down. In fact they have no turn-down service at all. Dirty towels remain on the floor until the next day (often the ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Oceanview Picture Window


Okay but...

Review for a South America Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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Trujillo123
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

This was the second time we'd sailed on the Norwegian Sun but we enjoyed the first time more and noticed some subtle changes which had made the cruise more expensive. We like the ship because it is smaller with 2,000 guests. The State Rooms, the Dining, the Bars and the Entertainment were all excellent. The Service in some departments however left plenty of room to improve particularly around ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


This ship cannot handle its number if passengers

Review for a Caribbean - All Cruise on Norwegian Breakaway

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Skimble1973
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

14-n-cruise from New-York to New Orleans. Loved the itinerary and the value for money. Got a big deal including drink package, 3 specialty restaurants, 300 minutes internet and gratuities. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food was tasty, but unspectacular. Would I sail NCL again? No!!! In many aspects we had the impression that the ship was not ableto handle the number of guests it was ...
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Sail Date: November 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony


Disappointed

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

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Nana of 4
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We wanted to cruise all the way through the canal. We had an in-depth excursion(7 hours) learning about the history and going through the locks on a ferry. A few days before we arrived at the canal we were told that we would not have that excursion day because we could not dump our waste at the port. We had to go 14 hours out to sea and it would take that time off our itinerary. I am amazed that ...
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Sail Date: November 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-ship Mini-Suite with Balcony


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