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Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4.8
Author: gborrego

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review

gborrego

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 9

Helpful Votes: 191

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 05, 2021

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15844

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

It was awesome with the reduced capacity. Staff excellent. Best group ever.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Not too bad considering it was a little confusing with the testing. We eventually figured it out and once through the testing area it was a breeze.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

First night in Manhattan room. Food ok but it was so loud. Found the smaller dining rooms after that and the atmosphere more like fine dining. Buffet offered great variety and I was happy to get my morning cappuccino. Servers and staff helpful and kept everything clean and running. We ate in 2 specialty restaurants. For me it is just so much food. By the time I finish apps and salad I’m done. The food is excellent but I was just as happy with regular dinner

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pool nice as we could actually find somewhere to sit. First time we ever went near a cruise ship pool. Loved the reduced occupancy. I love the thermal spa. Could spend half my day there. Casino fun but set a limit. Lol. They take money fast. Tried to get into Beatles but too crowded.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

So many choices. If you are bored it’s because you didn’t try new experiences. Even people watching and meeting new friends fun.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The best staff I ever had. I can’t say enough about how lovely we were treated the whole time. Not one bad experience with the staff.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Size adequate for 2. Plenty of storage and kept clean for the whole time. Our steward was pleasant and always cleaned when we were gone. Spa room important to me as thermal spa is a necessity to me. Love having easy access to spa just one flight up. Enjoyed relaxing on my balcony also. I didn’t hear any noise from above at night but I’m a sound sleeper. Bring your own conditioner. The fancy bottle in the shower are not fancy. The shampoo is adequate but the conditioner worthless. It felt like lotion so who knows what they refilled it with. Body wash ok.

Ports of call

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

Holy cow rent a cabana. Best day ever. Path to beach. Floats. Waiter. Could not have been a nicer day. 90 year old mom snorkeling and hanging out on floats was the highlight of my trip. Food truck and restrooms close. Buffet far away but you can shuttle to it. Figured that out after I walked it.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We waited till 9 as not in a hurry. Went fine

6 Comments

natelorip 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing. Appreciate the detailed review.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the update

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback.

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donald1lane 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing!

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.

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purpl 2 years ago

Thanks for your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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