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Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
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Norwegian Encore

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 19, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 15804

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I loved the ship and overall it was great. We were definitely disappointed at times as the staff didn’t match our previous NCL experiences.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Super easy and not stressful at all

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Cagney is a five for sure! The staff at Ocean Blue and ale Bistro were not fantastic. Hostesses we’re rude and the waitstaff so short staffed that everything was rushed and our table abandoned after meals were served. Very disappointing. Garden cafe was was absolutely the worst! One of the staff actually grabbed milk from my husband during breakfast turnover. There was no one directing traffic so it was horrible, I felt like I was on carnival.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Loved the thermal spa!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Adda band was fantastic!!

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Sadly it was average compared to other trips. People just were not friendly or patient

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was great.

Ship tip

Be patient, I think they are short staffed and many new people

Ports of call

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

2 out of 5
Our excursion in the buggy’s was fun, however there was no place to put our things so our personal belongings were covered in mud. Wallets, phones, etc

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Beautiful island!

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5
Our excursion for scuba was really rough. They did not get us back to the ship on time for disembark, very unorganized. 5 hour excursion took 7.5 hours

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
We left with our luggage, there was a definite back up. They were not ready for us to get off at 7:15 so the lines were long and still
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5 Comments

OTMAN1967    1 year ago

Thanks for the review.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

Ship2Shora    1 year ago

Thanks for the detes😎

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Did the ship wait for you in Nassau? Sorry this cruise didn’t live up for the standards you expected from NCL.