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Norwegian Joy

Ship profile · flagged in The Bahamas. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

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Tonnage
167,725
Capacity
3,900
Built
2,017
Length
333.46 m
Upcoming
98

Reviewer read

Rated below most ships we track. It falls behind on disembarkation.

Norwegian Joy rates higher overall than 40% of the ships we track. Family is its strongest showing. The weak spot is disembarkation.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Family7.2

    Higher than 65% of ships · 130 ratings

  • Cabins8.4

    Higher than 53% of ships · 1,776 ratings

  • Ship quality8.8

    Higher than 51% of ships · 1,169 ratings

The one caution

8.0out of 10 for disembarkation

Higher than only 8% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.80.

Everything else, in two lines

Three are good without being remarkable: family (higher than 65% of ships), cabins (higher than 53% of ships) and ship quality (higher than 51% of ships).

Nine fall below the fleet: entertainment, dining, service, activities, public areas, fitness, value, embarkation and disembarkation. They rate higher than 8% to 41% of ships.

Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.19 and 8.38. Pick on price and position, not on rating.

Three places worth knowing about

  • Atrium The one people argue about44% positive · 54 comments
  • Cagney's The restaurant people mention most78% positive · 118 comments
  • Teppanyaki The best-liked restaurant on board88% positive · 69 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 8 are all liked by 54% to 85% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (64 of 77), families with teens (20 of 25), solo travelers (18 of 19) and couples (11 of 11).

Travelers with accessibility needs (27 of 40) described it as a poor fit.

What we can’t tell you

How it suits older travelers
Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
How it suits families with young children
Too few reviewers here described sailing with young kids.
Whether it's good value today
Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.

Every category, compared

The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Ship quality8.8Higher than 51%1,169 ratings · broad
Cabins8.4Higher than 53%1,776 ratings · broad
Service8.4Higher than only 31%1,667 ratings · broad
Disembarkation8.0Higher than only 8%1,170 ratings · broad
Dining7.7Higher than only 41%1,709 ratings · broad
Embarkation7.6Higher than only 13%1,707 ratings · broad
Activities7.5Higher than only 28%1,168 ratings · broad
Entertainment7.4Higher than only 41%1,636 ratings · broad
Public areas7.4Higher than only 26%531 ratings · broad
Family7.2Higher than 65%130 ratings · useful
Fitness7.0Higher than only 23%407 ratings · useful
Value6.2Higher than only 18%498 ratings · useful

1,825 published reviews · 672 from the last three years · 15,719 individual comments read.

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