Mediocre Cruise
Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: December 18, 2022
Ship: Norwegian Encore
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 9730
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 1 year ago
Review summary
This cruise was “ok”. Our itinerary was changed twice while on cruise, did not go to any of the ports identified when booked. This was upsetting. Can’t be helped “due to weather” or what not. Still not sure what weather issues since the reports showed sunny. Our last port before coming back was Jamaica….. so disorganized. Every body was confused about their excursions. It was chaos. We wasted so much time to and from our excursion. Maybe getting 2.5 hours of actual beach time. There were many service issues on ship which required myself and other person in cabin needing to go to guest services several times throughout our cruise. Just disappointing having to waste so much time in this line. “The local” on ship restaurant had one of the worst services provided. Latency in getting our order placed before others, orders not fully coming out… just frustrating. Though i appreciate the staff maintaining a positive attitude, not impressed. As for the good: There is plenty to do on ship. KINKY BOOTS & CHOIR OF MEN, were great shows to attend. The casino on board kept us entertained our entire trip. The specialty dining was awesome and exceeded expectations at each one we booked. I don’t consider myself a cruise snob, but I have been on several NCL ships. Encore didn’t really meet my expectations over all. This was a Christmas/birthday vacation, seemed like a lot of things missed the mark.Embarkation
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Ship tip
If you are trying to steal clear of kids, this is not the ship for you.
Ports of call
Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic