Norwegian Sun or Norwegian Getaway??

[Idavikam]

Hi.

 

Me and my bf are going on a cruise in Sept, but we cant decide which ship/itinerary to choose, so we hoped that you experienced cruisers could help us.

 

The itinerary for the Sun is: Great Stirup Cay, Havana, Harvest Cay and Costa Maya.

For the Getaway its: Roatan, Harvest Cay, Costa Maya and Conzumel.

 

The only reason we really consider the Norwegian Sun is because of Havana, Cuba, we've always wanted to go there. The Getaway looks like a ship with a lot more going on (activity wize), because its bigger, but bigger isnt always better, I've heard;p

 

We like to relax in the pool, sipping drinks, party, with it not being too crowded in the pool all the time.

 

I loved Freedom of the seas, Norwegian Escape was a great ship, but I didnt like it as much cause of the lack of pool areas and entertainment around it.

 

So if any of you kind people have ay tips/pointers that could help us decide, that would be awesome. Pricing is about the same for both.

 

Thanks!

[Clarea]

Since you have questions about two NCL ships, you may also want to post this on the dedicated NCL forum here:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=107

[Idavikam]

Thank you, I'll post it there too.

[SuiteTraveler]

The Getaway's main swimming pool is overcrowded but Spice H2O is a better place to hang out and less chaotic or get spa passes as the thermal suite has a huge thalisotherapy pool which is where we like to hang out. But this ship is a lot like Escape so if you didn't like Escape I don't think you would like this ship.

 

NCL Sun is one of NCL's older ships. It has 2 pools and 4 hot tubs.

 

Since you loved Freedom of the Seas, why not go on another RCCL ship instead either Freedom class or Oasis class?

[WarumistdieBananekrumm]

Sailed both repeatedly...prefer the Sun, no question...basic infrastructures are the same on both....Sun is much quieter, less indulgent parents permitting obnoxious child behaviors, in general a more sophisticated passenger on the Sun.

Same likely applies for Cuba cruise versus Western Caribbean on Getaway