Hi everyone,
Just wondering if any of the experts could provide some advice/knowledge to someone who has never done a Transatlantic cruise. We are considering the one from Southampton to Miami in February on the Joy, but have some concerns:
- there are no ports -- it's just 10 days at sea. How difficult is that for people who have never had more than one sea day? Is boredom likely?
- how bad could the weather be at that time of year on the itinerary from the point of view of sea-sickness? (I assume it moves diagonally south towards Florida.)
- also in terms of the weather, how likely is it that we could go outside, on the balcony, etc., i.e. how cold is it? At what point does it get a lot warmer?
- what's NCL Joy like in terms of entertainment and stuff to do? (I notice they have the Beatles cover band, which would be great!)
- what should we expect from unlimited WiFi package if we get it -- is streaming realistic? I think Norwegian is using Starlink, and I was recently on the Epic in the Mediterranean. We had a small amount of data, and the coverage wasn't bad but somewhat sporadic.
-finally, I saw something about the Joy undergoing "revitalization" and that some cruises around that time would be cancelled, but NCL has this particular one in their schedule on the site. Does anyone know more?
Anyway, I would be very grateful to anyone who could answer some or all of these questions!
So thanks in advance,
Alex