Amazing Carribean cruise

Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4.3
Author: norm11

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

norm11

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 19, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9180

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

The great service, cleanliness, and amazing food quality on a beautiful ship were the highlights of our wonderful Caribbean cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Extremely smooth and fast. We were on the ship within 10 minutes.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Amazing food quality in all the restaurants

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

The go carts, virtual reality games, laser tags were so much fun, but these all were an upcharge. Small pool deck for such a large ship.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Kinky Boots and Choir of men were fantastic. The comedy shows were hilarious. Great family content material used by the comedians.

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Our daughter is 10 years old, and she was grouped with a majority of 12 year old boys.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The service was exceptional from all staff members.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very large balcony with great views. Our cabin was also very spacious with lots of storage for our family of three.

Ship tip

Reserve all of your dining and entertainment venues immediately after you get on board on any of the kiosks.

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 out of 5

We arrived to the port at night.

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

We took a taxi ($8 per person for 2 or more) to Megan's Bay. Had a wonderful time.

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Tortola, British Virgin Islands

2 out of 5

We arrived at this port at 6am, and departed at 2pm. We just visited some of the shops at the port.

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

We had a wonderful beach experience. We also did the Kayak tour to your own little private island.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very efficient. There was no waiting in long line ups.

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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norm11 4 years ago

Hello tpier1!! We arrived at the port just before noon on embarkation day, and was on the ship within minutes. They're extremely fast and efficient at the port. We also made sure that all the information need for embarkation was completed online before hand. Hope this helps. Have a cruise!!

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TravelingSmis 4 years ago

So glad to read your review. Happy you had a good cruise.

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tperi1 4 years ago

What time did you head to the port on embarkation day?

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