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Norwegian Prima

Prima-class cruise ship · flagged in The Bahamas. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

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Tonnage
143,535
Capacity
3,215
Built
2,022
Length
299 m
Upcoming
102

Reviewer read

One of the lowest-rated ships we track. It falls behind on public areas.

Norwegian Prima rates higher overall than 13% of the ships we track. Cabins is its strongest showing. The weak spot is public areas.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Cabins8.6

    Higher than 65% of ships · 956 ratings

The one caution

5.7out of 10 for public areas

Higher than only 0% of ships. The typical ship scores 7.79.

Of the 388 reviewers who wrote about it, 29% were positive.

Everything else, in two lines

One is good without being remarkable: cabins (higher than 65% of ships).

Eleven fall below the fleet: embarkation, dining, service, disembarkation, family, activities, ship quality, entertainment, fitness, value and public areas. They rate higher than 0% to 23% of ships.

Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.13 and 8.43. Pick on price and position, not on rating.

Three places worth knowing about

  • Observation Lounge The one people argue about54% positive · 37 comments
  • Indulge Food Hall The restaurant people mention most68% positive · 93 comments
  • Palomar The best-liked restaurant on board92% positive · 36 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 8 are all liked by 22% to 93% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (24 of 29), couples (13 of 15) and solo travelers (11 of 14).

Families with young kids (30 of 42) 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 handles mobility needs
Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
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
Cabins8.6Higher than 65%956 ratings · broad
Disembarkation8.2Higher than only 15%455 ratings · useful
Embarkation8.0Higher than only 23%953 ratings · broad
Ship quality7.9Higher than only 9%455 ratings · useful
Service7.8Higher than only 16%954 ratings · broad
Activities7.1Higher than only 13%455 ratings · useful
Dining7.0Higher than only 16%954 ratings · broad
Entertainment6.5Higher than only 9%928 ratings · broad
Fitness6.3Higher than only 5%381 ratings · useful
Family6.1Higher than only 14%172 ratings · useful
Public areas5.7Higher than only 0%492 ratings · useful
Value5.5Higher than only 3%498 ratings · useful

978 published reviews · 556 from the last three years · 8,307 individual comments read.

On the chart

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