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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: 11 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

Garden Cafe

5 out of 5

Great selection and nice daily cuisine change.

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!!

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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5 Comments

Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

natelorip     11 months ago

Thanks for the detailed review.

Niavlys     11 months ago

Weather played a big role last week in the cruising world...

javawoody     11 months ago

Appreciate the write up

cruising2004     11 months ago

Glad all went well except the weather issues. Thank you for your review.

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