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Norwegian Encore Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 8
Helpful Votes: 75

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Norwegian Encore

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 26, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9878

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

It was a great escape from the heat, and I’d do it again.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Had to wait a little bit for them to call our group, but otherwise very smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Amazing food. Easily some of the best I’ve ever had at sea. Especially the mashed potatoes!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
It was pretty good, but lackluster if you’re not willing to pay extra for the laser tag, go karts and VR.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
I’m not much of a show person, but the voice of man was alright, and my mom sure liked the shows.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Very kind and helpful staff. Our cabin steward was a real homie.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship was very clean, but I do think some layout choices were questionable. Did not like the lack of deck space and open-air viewing areas forward and aft.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Very good balcony and overall good layout, but a small hallway with three people meant frequent traffic jams.

Ship tip

Do a lot of the stuff that costs extra. If you don’t the ship is pretty lacking elsewhere.

Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Easily my favorite port of this cruise. We did a snorkeling excursion that took us to a beach where we saw turtles, coral, and I think we even saw a stingray! One downside was that my forehead began to itch shortly after starting, but that wasn’t the fault of the company. Good trip overall.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Went without major issue, just took a very long time.

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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

TravelingSmis    4 years ago

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

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