Disappointing

Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4.1
Author: jodeecorona

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

jodeecorona

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

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.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

No excursion here.

Thumbs Up 0

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Aruba is beautiful excursion to natural bridge was great

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Just walked around this port. No excursion

Thumbs Up 0

Kralendijk, Bonaire

3 out of 5

Stayed on ship the time in port was 6-1.

Thumbs Up 0

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.

Thumbs Up 0

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Submarine excursion beautiful

Thumbs Up 0

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Beautiful beach day.

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

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

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Waited in line about an hour but was smooth

4 Comments

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