9 day cruise, missed the 1st 3 days
Norwegian Encore Cruise Review
11 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: December 23, 2022
Ship: Norwegian Encore
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 12407
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 1 year ago
Review summary
Once we made it to our 11-day cruise on day 9, it was amazing. Loved our stops and missed Christmas on board, but the New Years party was fun. Overall, it was a fun cruise. I missed having a sports court and mini golf.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Ocean Blue
I absolutely loved this venue. Everything was delicious.
Garden Cafe
Very repetitive menu options, food was good just boring after 9 days.
Onda by Scarpetta
Another good dining venue. Plenty of food.
Dolce Gelato on The Waterfront
It's worth the price for ice cream. Cupcakes are a pass, nothing special.
Coco’s
Huge portions, recommend sharing.
American Diner
Overall, it's good, but not much chicken for chicken sandwich. Milkshakes were very good.
Cagney's Steakhouse
Good meal. Cheesecake was amazing.
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Galaxy Pavilion
Silly games, virtual reality looks corny, but entertained us one afternoon, 1 hour for $29, unlimited games. Wasn't busy and able to get on everything and 1 game 3 times. Walk the plank was not in service due to the ship rocking too much. Zombie Game gave me nightmares.
Encore Speedway
So much fun, worth the upcharge. $15 for 8 minutes at least 7 laps, my son got 9 laps, on a run.
Encore Theater
Amazing shows, small theater
Laser Tag
Fun but staff could not manage crowd, slow service, stuck there for 1.5 hours, 6pm reservation, played at 715pm, unacceptable, had dinner reservation at 8pm, that I had to run and change for.
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Do Not use NCL air, even if a good deal. They can do nothing for you once they book it. You have no control of times and dates given. I will opt out next time, unless it's a location that I can easily drive to, if the flights get delayed or canceled.
Ports of call
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic