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Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Norwegian Encore

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 23, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin number: 8136

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Very fun cruise that we felt safe on after the pandemic. It was only at 35% capacity so we may have gotten spoiled a bit! :)

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy even with Covid testing at the port

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We loved everything. I really liked the food in the observation lounge.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Vibe Beach Club was awesome, private bar, extra space to lay out, chilled towels, and fruit skewers were a plus. Oh yeah and adults only!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We sailed right after the New Year so you have to take into consideration the rapid spread of Covid. So because of that Kinky Boots was night playing, but we still enjoyed all the entertainment.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Curly at Vibe Beach Club was awesome. Gave us special service even at the deck parties if he saw us! They all work so hard and are grateful to be back working!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The larger balcony on this room is great especially since you don't pay for it! That being said it was a loud room with a door closing continuously throughout the night. If you are a light sleeper this might bother you! Storage was excellent and room was roomy for a cruise! Easy to get everywhere from this room as I thought it was centrally located.

Ship tip

Vibe Beach Club is well worth the money!! We'll try to get a pass on future cruises

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

We were only there to board ship

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Did the dune buggy excursion through the rain forest. This is a blast, and was far out of our box! We had a kick and will do it again! The Dominican is a poor and dirty island so just be prepared to see poverty etc.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Clean and very pretty, mostly shopped. Great port to buy jewelry in!

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5
We did the excursion that takes you to the beach Jost Van Dyke. So awesome, it leaves early, like we got off the ship when it was dark ( that was a first) and it was great to see the sunrise. We were the first ones on the beach so got to pick our chairs. Really clean boat and is one of my favorite excursions to date! Great day!

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas Did not visit port

Bad weather so we could not stop! We were bummed but the captain kept us out of the cold/wind/rain for as long as possible the day at sea prior. Enjoyed a 'chill' day on the boat!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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8 Comments

GSpringer    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise. Sorry weather interfered with a perfect sailing!

fwcretired    2 years ago

I will be Nclcruzr's roomate on the ship. First time the guest could book the Vibe in advance. Used to ony be able to do so on embarkation day. Ready to chill big time.

nclcruzr    2 years ago

Thanks for the review, I was on the Encore right before you, awesome time. Good to hear about Vibe, just booked it for the Prima!

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