2nd NCL cruise but different experience

Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4.7
Author: 4evac

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review

4evac

Contributor Level: Purser

70 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

7 Night Alaska: Glacier Bay Skagway & Juneau (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 17, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10555

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I would pass on this cruise. Short time in the ports and I would confirm the ship doctor was not on my next cruise with NCL.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was wonderful except the doctor on the ship. I sent a message to NCL via customer service and I’m awaiting a response. I do not appreciate the pressure to visit the doctor after a spa treatment. I’m wondering if other older women were treated as horribly by the doctor on the Encore once they said no to the up sell of fillers, Botox and the like.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It was a solo and I was pleasantly surprised.

Ship tip

Do NOT see the doctor on the Encore. His behavior was unconscionable and unethical.

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Ports of call

Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5

Docked at night. Our excursion person didn’t talk loud enough for everyone to hear.

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Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

4 Comments

jpmato16 1 year ago

You shouldn’t obtain any elective medical treatments from a shipboard doctor. There is no recourse if anything happens. You didn’t explain how he/she was supposedly unethical, but it’s an issue that shouldn’t happen. FYI the doctors don’t work for NCL. They are contracted by a separate company.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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