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Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Reviews: 2
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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Norwegian Encore

7 Night Caribbean: Great Stirrup Cay & Dominican Republic (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 10, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 12906

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Overall a great cruise. Weather at the end put a damper on it. We had to cut Great Stirrup Cay and the Port of Miami closed causing us to arrive at 11 am on disembarkation day. The crew did a really good job keeping us informed and minimizing the inconvenience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The Haven Restaurant

5 out of 5

The food was amazing, but the staff even more so! Geanina and Alex were the absolute best!!

Ocean Blue

5 out of 5

Fast service and excellent food.

Q Texas Smokehouse

5 out of 5

Great service, great food, awesome staff, and live country music!!! What more could you want!!

Sugarcane Mojito Bar

5 out of 5

The variety of Mojitos was awesome! The live entertainment was the best on the ship aside from The Choir of Man!!

Garden Cafe

5 out of 5

Great selection and nice daily cuisine change.

Cagney's Steakhouse

5 out of 5

Always a treat. Went twice.

American Diner

2 out of 5

Over an hour wait after we ordered our food to get it. I ordered a seafood sampler and there was way too much salt in it.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Haven Sundeck

5 out of 5

Quiet and great service from the bar staff, especially the runners!!!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Large cabin that was very comfortable. Our steward, Kevin, kept our cabin immaculate!!

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Free amenities were awesome!!

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Easy to get around

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

3 out of 5
Not a whole lot to do.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas Did not visit port

Weather was too bad.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
The Port of Miami wasn’t really ready to handle our late arrival and the people trying to get in for the next sailing. Traffic management was a joke.
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