Panama Canal & Central America Norwegian Joy Panama Canal & Central America Cruise Reviews

This cruise for the money was awesome for a 10 day cruise in a balcony room we spent $3,200 this included drinks, gratuities, 3 specialty meals, & limited Wifi. There are "hidden" fees of $20 per person per day for a room clean but we were aware of this before hand and factored it into our budget. With that being said the trip to me felt well worth the money. The entertainment that was onboard was ...

We have always been against cruising; we don't enjoy being stuck in one place; get bored at all-inclusives and prefer road trips where we can go where the wind takes us. We fell into this because the itinerary was great with only 2 sea days and the price was so low. We went in with no expectations. Our son doesn't even like planes or boats but got excited due to the ship having laser tag and ...

Having sailed on Joy's sister ship, Bliss, a couple of times previously, my DH and I looked forward to this bucket-list cruise through the Panama Canal on the Joy. While it was great to be back cruising after 3 years away due to the pandemic, it wasn't all that we remembered before the shutdown. Embarkation: Was absolutely a cluster as has been typical of past NCL cruises. We arrived 30 minutes ...

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 ...

We wanted to go through the Panama Canal and this ship went to one of our favorite islands curaçao first of all, we bought a larger balcony cabin. Do not ever upgrade your balcony cabin or wind up above the tavern. Our room and the one next to it are right above the karaoke bar and where the bands play. You do not hear it in the hall but the minute you open the door the sound comes blaring out ...

This is not a pleasant cruise and lacks any class. Passengers are repeatedly asked to make noise so that it appears like they are having fun. (For example, I attended an art auction aboard the ship where the auctioneer asked the participants to literally “yell as loud as they could to win a prize”. Outrageous. My ears were ringing and I was in pain after that.) The food is warm at best - never a ...

This was an interesting itinerary with a fair number of sea days so I was looking forward to a bigger ship with lots of activities to fill the time. Unfortunately this was an unwelcoming and underwhelming experience. This was my second cruise with NCL and it seems the nickel and dime tactics have just gotten worse since COVID. Nearly everything onboard came with an extra fee, to participate you ...

Embarkation was a nightmare. We waited for quite some time even after having a 10:30 check-in time. We waited until almost 1:00 to get on the ship. Check-in was a long time then getting through the metal detectors was a long time. Other cruise lines seem to process passengers quicker and more efficiently. We had a Suite cabin on Deck 14. The cabin was great! Lots of room and the cabin was ...

Whoever said NCL is having major issues on the Joy had a very different experience than my wife and I. Yes, embarkation was a little chaotic. First we were mistakenly told we’d have access to the specialty lounge (i confirmed by email b/c we had a suite, but not the Haven, and the email said yes, we could access the specialty lounge.) This was bad info sent to us by NCL, apparently. Then, after ...

We've been on several Norwegian cruises before and chose this one primarily for the itinerary and the timing (as it fitted with when my husband and I could easily take a vacation from work.) However we were thrilled with the ship. We had been on much smaller ships before so were a little nervous about going on such a huge ship, fearing it wouldn't be for us. However, one of the best things about ...