Norwegian San Juan Cruise Reviews

The overall experience is ehhh. Carnival is better, Holland is better, genuinely any other cruise line besides Margaritaville is better. The food on Norwegian is pretty bad unless you go to a restaurant (that you pay extra at), the boat is insanely crowded, the excursions always leave late because the masses don’t show up on time, and the customer service is subpar. If you want to do anything ...

WARNING on priority access. Do not waste the money. No one at the port or on the ship knows where to direct you so you end up in the main boarding line anyway, your “early” time slot is the same as all the other passengers, the onboard spa credit is a scam as you have to spend $500 just to get the $100 and it’s only for certain services, many trips don’t have tendering heavy stops and the ...

Pros: -aesthetically beautiful - Staterooms are spacious Cons: You can really see cost cutting measures in comparison to pre-covid cruising - food quality poor and limited selection in every venue - drinks being substituted for cheap puree. E.g margarita made with an orange puree rather than triple sec or controiu - buffet breakfast closes at 9:30 - buffet breakfast has ...

For background, I am a 29 year old male, ICU nurse from New York. Been on 5 previous cruises with Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Royal Caribbean. Was accompanied by 3rd grade teacher girlfriend who has cruise experience, and her two parents. It was a 7 day cruise on the Norwegian Viva out of Puerto Rico with six ports of call Positives: Quick and easy on-boarding Spacious ...

There is nothing positive about the NCL Viva or the company. We've been on 15 previous cruises with Carnival, Holland America, Princess, Celebrity, and Royal Caribbean. The following are our opinions and experiences on the cruise that departed San Juan, PR on January 21st. This ship's public areas (dining venues, entertainment venues, etc.) are undersized based upon the number of guests it ...

I put this out there in hopes that others will read it and cancel before it is too late. This ship might not be for you. You pay a lot for a cruise and should have a good experience. I have only cruised Royal and Carnival and Viva was an awful experience. I asked for a Pina Colada on the rocks and bartenders looked at me like I was crazy. One gave me a premade canned pina colada and splashed a ...

This was my 2nd cruise with NCL. My sister and I cruised on the NCL Encore last year and had an amazing experience. This ship, not so good. Pro's: Check in and disembarking went very smoothly. The staff that greeted us were very friendly and happy to see us. Our cabin was ready when we arrived around 2:30. Our balcony was very nice. It had one chair and one lounger with a small ...

We chose this ship because we had previously sailed on it 3 times. The ship was oversold. We were never able to see a show. Shower backed up and was never repaired even though we reported it several times. The ship is dark and carpet patched every where. Men were required to wear long pants in the Manhattan dining room at dinner, however service was lacking and food cold. They advertise 43 items ...

Worst cruise ever. The cruise started in San Juan on Sunday, February 26. The deal was supposed to include $50 off of a shore excursion and two nights of specialty dining. The shore excursions were booked. The minute that we got on the boat and the restaurants were booked before we got on, so you were not allowed to use any of your deals. There was one outside bar and absolutely no weight staff. ...

This is our 2nd time sailing with NCL and will NEVER sail again with them. From day 1 unpacking to see a tiny bug in the closet to finding 3 more bigger ones the next day (See pictures) was the start of it. They moved us to another balcony room but this was in the back of the boat and was so loud from motors and vibrations were crazy. We hung at the back pool bar but because they were short ...