It was a FANTASTIC Cruise!

Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4.9
Author: clarahodgson

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

clarahodgson

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 12

Helpful Votes: 268

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 21, 2021

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9188

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Fantastic cruise. The staff on the NCL Enclore as well as other NCL ships are always extremely friendly. Hard working group of people. Great ship. Great cruise line!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth. With Covid testing, etc. we were done in 1 1/2 hours. I thought that was fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was excellent in all restaurants. If you haven't dined in the Q BBQ or the Los Lobos. Go! Excellent food.

Q Texas Smokehouse

5 out of 5

Food in the Q is excellent!

Ocean Blue

5 out of 5

Food here is excellent. ALso very beautiful because you can sit outside along the Waterfront area.

Los Lobos

5 out of 5

Food here is excellent.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The race cars were a blast. Games around the ship very fun.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Disappointed that the Choir of Man was cancelled but Comedians were good.

Encore Speedway

5 out of 5

Very fun and you get quite a long ride.

Children's Programs

No children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent service from the staff. Very friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

I know this is a newer ship but it was very clean and well kept. Bathrooms were always clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great cabin. Very clean. Wasn't sure I liked the bathtub but the bathroom is bigger than just a balcony.

Ship tip

Besure to visit the Observation Lounge. Great quiet area and a great bar.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Only drove to the port.

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

Fun place. You get food and free drinks.

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Great shopping.

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Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

Not many shops open yet but beautiful area.

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Did not visit port

Port was cancelled.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We were off the ship inn 20 minutes!

8 Comments

cruisegenius 2 years ago

Agreed, I was expecting Chior of man but they definitely made it up with other amazing options!

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Islandbum 2 years ago

Why was puerto plata cancelled?

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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nclcruzr 2 years ago

I was on the same cruise, it was awesome! Kinky Boots was a great show too.

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natelorip 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed your time on the Encore.

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clarahodgson 2 years ago

NCL is a great cruise line!!!!!

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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