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Disappointing

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Norwegian Encore

11 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 23, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was my 29th cruise and first post covid. Not sure if that had anything to do with it but it’s just not the same as it used to be. I think this will be my last ncl cruise.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Waited in line over 1 hour and port was complete chaos

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Shout out to la bistro best meal of the cruise. The rest was disappointing

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Pool over crowded. I didn’t find any activities that interested me on this cruise.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Chiro of men was amazing.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone we encountered went above and beyond

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Balcony room. Perfect.

Ship tip

This was my least favorite ncl cruise. I guess I’m a rccl kinda girl.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
No excursion here.
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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Aruba is beautiful excursion to natural bridge was great
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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Just walked around this port. No excursion
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Kralendijk, Bonaire

3 out of 5
Stayed on ship the time in port was 6-1.
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Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
5 hour tour to pitons and falls wouldn’t recommend booking thru ship the company explained nothing in5 hours.
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St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Submarine excursion beautiful
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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Beautiful beach day.
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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Walked around port. Beautiful pool area beach zip lines. No need to venture out.
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Waited in line about an hour but was smooth
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4 Comments

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review
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jpmato16    1 year ago

You sailed on a PACKED ship for a holiday sailing. I can tell you none of the cruise lines are what they were. Sailed on Celebrity last July, and it was obviously inferior to pre-pandemic sailing in every way.
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise
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natelorip    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.
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