Beautiful Weather, Gracious Staff, Pool Too Small and Overcrowded

Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4
Author: curleydm28

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

curleydm28

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 26, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14256

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Beautiful weather! Great food and drinks. Too many passengers for the ship’s pool, deck and hot tubs! Gracious Staff!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Our plane got in 3 hours late. Embarkation went smoothly because most passengers were already onboard.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Lines were long but food and drinks were great! Staff did their best, just too many people to accommodate.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Pool was way too crowded. Too few chairs. Couldn’t get go carts because full. Laser tag was full,too! Casino needs help with fairness and organizing.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

They did their absolute best. Too many passengers!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Clean and well maintained however pool and pool deck way too small for number of passengers! Go cart track was too busy and couldn’t make reservations!! Same with laser tag!!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very nice. Jose was great!

Ship tip

Get to pool area early. Sorry. You’ll be touching strangers in pool. Way too small.

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Ports of call

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

3 out of 5

Beach was nice. Lines were too long. Not enough chairs. Not a lot to do!!

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Loved. Snorkeling was amazing! Going through go back to stay at time share!!

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Tortola, British Virgin Islands

1 out of 5

Dirty. Poor. Roads are dangerous!!

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Did not visit port

Too windy. Ship did not go to port. Very disappointed!

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy

Traveler Photos

6 Comments

natelorip 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Spring Break tends to be more crowded. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise in spite of it.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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BryantAZ 1 year ago

I appreciate you taking the time to share your review!

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