Norwegian Aqua Bermuda Review from New York City | Norwegian Cruise Line
Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Doug Parker
4.8 • 636 Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Doug Parker interviews Madison about her seven-night family cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line's new Prima-plus class ship, Norwegian Aqua, sailing from New York City to Bermuda.
Madison shares detailed insights on embarkation logistics, stateroom comfort, the different dining experiences, onboard entertainment, and memorable Bermuda excursions.
She offers practical tips for booking shows, specialty dining, and shore activities, highlighting the ship's spacious design and the value of planning ahead.
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| 0:16.1 | This is. |
| 0:16.9 | Cruise Radio. |
| 0:18.5 | Madison sailed on the brand new Norwegian Aqua. |
| 0:21.4 | It went from New York City down to Bermuda, and she joins us to chat about it. |
| 0:26.2 | Madison, great to talk to you again. |
| 0:27.9 | You too, Doug. |
| 0:28.8 | Nice to talk to you. |
| 0:30.2 | Yes, let's unpack this. |
| 0:31.7 | You took that seven-nighter. |
| 0:32.9 | What made you want to jump on Norwegian Aqua out of Manhattan? |
| 0:36.0 | So when they announced Aqua, I went on right away and was like, I'm going to go on the ship. I love the prima. We didn't even know what it looked like. So I just booked it just because it was like a really good price too. And I knew it was going to go up from there. So I booked that. And then my family was like, well, we want to go too, |
| 0:56.2 | because it's Nick's birthday, my husband. It was his 32nd birthday on the middle of the week. |
| 1:01.6 | It was Wednesday. So I was like, yeah, everybody comes. So we ended up having seven people actually |
| 1:06.7 | on the ship, my mom, my dad, my brother, my grandparents, and then my husband and me. So we made it |
| 1:13.0 | a whole big family event, and I had to plan the whole thing, but it was fine because it was so much |
| 1:19.6 | fun. That is awesome. And you're pretty close. You're in the, you're in Pennsylvania. So getting |
| 1:24.7 | into the city, is that like a pre-cruz stay for you or a day of? |
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