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Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 11, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9228

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

All in all it was an awesome cruise The ports of call were beautiful and we had a lot of fun The food was great, the entertainment was good The staff was wonderful The only thing missing were the sport courts - something to do that does not cost extra

Embarkation

4 out of 5

all in all was ok - the lady who did our check in was new and made a mistake which cost us 20 minutes of wait

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Awesome food, in the Buffe everything was great, every night was something new and all the food was amazing.

Onda by Scarpetta

2 out of 5

the service was horrible - we waited for an hour to get the appetizers and another 30 min for the main course.The food was very good but by the time the food came we were too agitated

Coco’s

5 out of 5

amazing desserts

The Local

4 out of 5

food was good - service a little slow sometimes

Starbucks

5 out of 5

fast and good service

Garden Cafe

5 out of 5

great food, very good variety, never boring

Cagney's Steakhouse

4 out of 5

The service was excellent, the steaks were a little too well done but good food

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

The racing track takes up a lot of the ship's outside area which means there are no sport courts at all - so that was too bad. The racing track is cool but it costs money and it's always busy. The sport courts are seriously missed. the pools were great The slides and kids pool are great But if you do not want to get wet - your options are very limited

Main Pool

5 out of 5

they could have warmed up the water a bit - but nice anyway

Tradewinds

5 out of 5

nice things, great staff

Aqua Park

5 out of 5

great fun for all of us

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The comedy show was not good

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

he loved the pool and the video game room

Kids' Aqua Park

5 out of 5

the kid had so much fun

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Everything was super clean and very well maintained. The only thing that bothers me is I can not understand why you would put the Guest Services in the same space as the Atrium - there is always some entertainment in the Atrium (music, game show...) and its very noisy - very! It is very annoying to be trying to have a conversation with Guest services while there is so much noise

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was great, spaciouse enough, the bathroom was large, we had a bath tub which was awesome

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

we went shopping and hasd a trip down to Key-wesdt

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

we just chilled on the beach, the boys played Vollyball

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

we went on a snorkling excursion this was our second time in this port

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Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

went to Virgin Gorda & the baths - amazing place!!!!!!!

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

second time in this port - we did the country side safari

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

there was a little traffic jam going off the ship - we stood in place for about 45 minutes

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7 Comments

natelorip 1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed the Encore. Thanks for sharing.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

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woody20 1 year ago

Thanks for the review. We are taking that cruise in April. Can’t wait 😛

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AlishaNSteve 1 year ago

Thank you for your review, especially of the various venues 😊

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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ASYoung 1 year ago

We took the same cruise three weeks previous. I agree, go carts and laser tag chew up a lot of space that could be used for "sports" courts and sun decks. Nice to have those features if you're traveling with kids, but as mentioned, that entertainment comes with a cost. We enjoy NCL, but will not be booking on any ships with go cart tracks from here out. Happy sailing!

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