Great repositioning cruise for a mother daughter getaway

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review

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Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 95

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Norwegian Encore

4 Night Pacific Coastal (Los Angeles To Vancouver)

Sail date: May 01, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12304

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Great short cruise for my mom and I for Mother’s Day. A cruise is what you make it, and we made the best of it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
This is our home port, so we are used to it. We got through security and check in in about 35 minutes. Not too bad.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We did not do any specialty dining. Just the 3 MDRs, The Local, buffet and The Observation Lounge. All food was great. We didn’t have a meal we didn’t enjoy

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
It was cold and rainy for this cruise. But that’s to be expected. So we decided just to watch the go carts and the people in the pools on cold days

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Choir of Man was excellent. Magician and comedians were great. Did bingo and deal or no deal. The remaining time lacked a little. But this is to be expected on a repositioning cruise

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was wonderful. Ship was not at capacity so everyone had a little more time to chat.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
She’s a beautiful ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This was an assigned cabin. Yes, it was at the end of the hall, but we prefer aft cabins anyway. I could not believe the size of the balcony. It was double the length of other balconies. My only complaint with this cabin, and the cruise, was the bed. It was like sleeping on a table top. Too hard and I rarely slept. I understood why people were asleep on the couches in the observation lounge. Both NCL cruises I’ve done, the mattress was too hard. So maybe it’s an NCL thing

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
No tour. Just walked on our own to Tim Hortons and Granville Island. Really enjoyed the sail in and Vancouver. Beautiful city.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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6 Comments

byhisgrace    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cdavid46    1 year ago

Love your comment on making the best of it! Truly, we make the best of most situations and have never had a bad cruise. 😁

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you and your Mom enjoyed your short cruise.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Glad you enjoyed.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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