Great week on the Encore

Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4.4
Author: CampingGirl

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review

CampingGirl

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 84

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 30, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14740

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We are so happy with how the cruise turned out. The ship was about half capacity which we know was a treat and not to expect that on such a large ship in the future. Food was great, specialty dining was fine but not a necessity to have great food. The cabin we had was smaller than any other we’d had on other cruise lines. First time on Norwegian, past cruises on Carnival, Princess and Royal.

Ship tip

Limited outlets. USB in the bedside sconces

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Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Booked St. John’s catamaran. Not the best catamaran tour we’ve taken, but not bad. Food provided was cheese and crackers, fruit. You can choose to snorkel or dingy to the beach. No food or drink available on the beach. We were parched but no water.

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Tortola, British Virgin Islands

4 out of 5

Jumped into a tour van after leaving the port area. Charles was great! Took us all around the sights in just over an hour, we specifically asked to not stop at any tourist sales pushy places. Only sights and a couple photo stops. We knew we had a full beach day at Stir-Up Caye so didn’t book beach tour here but heard the beaches were beautiful from others.

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Booked a tour van after getting off the ship, 7 of us in our group. Rum factory was neat. $20/person.

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

Relaxing, not rushed, drinks and food available throughout. Not crowded.

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Miami, Florida

4 out of 5