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Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4.7
Author: sonofacruiser

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review

sonofacruiser

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 8

Helpful Votes: 129

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

9 Night Transatlantic Westbound (London To New York)

Sail date: November 02, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 12194

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The Norwegian Encore will do very well on family oriented vacation s in the Caribbean

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Process was quick. However the ship was only at 50% capacity of which appeared to be of mostly seasoned cruisers

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was above average for Norwegian cruises as food was fresh and we'll prepared

Onda by Scarpetta

5 out of 5

One of my best cruise ship dining experiences ever. 5 star Italian food as good as anywhere I have had.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Appears to be lots to do. North Atlantic weather kept many outdoor activities off limits. I would however advise to book shows right away when you board. All shows booked immediately and with only 50 percent capacity. The theater seems small for a ship of this size

Entertainment

4 out of 5

There appeared to be lots of entertainment choices just reserve shows as soon as you board

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Norwegian's service is always excellent and this trip was no exception

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

She was brand new and will do very well on Caribbean cruises

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Mini suite was great. Shower is excellent the best I have ever had anywhere at sea or on land

Ship tip

Push all elevator buttons one button only calls half the elevators on floor

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Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

For NYC not bad. Norwegian did a good job getting us off in a timely manner

2 Comments

cruisereckoning 5 years ago

Nice

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kpalmer1 5 years ago

Thanks for the review now to wait til April!

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Other reviews of this sailing

Awesome ship, great experience!

Disappointing Design Decisions by NCL with Encore

While NCL Encore was beautiful, the Captain instead of taking a easier/more southern route went head on into the storm(s). First thought it was to rush through bad weather but crew suspected it was to test the ship. SPA kept having things NOT working.