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Norwegian Encore Cruise Review

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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Norwegian Encore

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 15, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Loved this cruise. Had a fun and relaxing vacation.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Not too bad.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We ate in the Manhattan Room one night. Not quite the dining experience I expected. Too many people and service was a little slow. Savor was awesome! Smaller venue and same food as the Manhattan Room. The buffet at breakfast and lunch was crowded and noisy but that is normal. At dinner, the buffet offered a good variety of selections. We ate breakfast most days at the Local and even had lunch there a time or two. Food overall was good.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We did the VR in the Galaxy Pavilion. Awesome experience. Spent a lot of time in the casino as well.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Saw Choir of Man and Kinky Boots. Definitely liked Choir of Man best. Actors seemed relaxed and natural and vocals were A+. Kinky Boots was good but actors were not as polished as Choir of Man and vocals were so so. We wanted to see Prohibition but were unable to obtain tickets.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All staff were good but our cabin steward was one of the best we have ever had in 21 cruises.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We were pleasantly surprised with the ship. Everthing laid out well and elevator wait time was not to bad.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was small but laid out nicely. The balcony was nice with two chairs and a small table. We especially liked the real shower door vs. the flimsy shower curtain on another cruise line.

Ship tip

Try Savor and Taste for your evening dining. The Local is good for fish & chips or a hamburger & fries.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Love Miami but didn't spend much time there.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
We rented a car a drove around the island. Took the car ferry over to St. John for lunch and toured it a bit. Took ferry back to St. Thomas and returned the car. Did a little shopping at the port.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Very disappointed in the time we were in port. Arrived at 5:30 pm and left at 11:30. Most shops were closing. Walked around a little bit and got back on the ship. About all that was available to do was go to a nightclub.

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5
Did a beach excursion. Ride to beach was fun and scenic. Beach was beautiful.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We always self assist off the ship we are on. Went very smoothly and quickly.
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

iamkates    4 years ago

Yay! We are very much looking forward to our cruise on the Encore, thanks for your review!

Abby0    4 years ago

Which beach did you go to in Tortola?

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

So glad you enjoyed

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