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Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 5
Author: Cathy0525

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review

Cathy0525

Contributor Level: Third Mate

79 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 04, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

Had a great cruise (despite the weather)..this is our favorite ship. It is beautiful and the staff is super friendly. Can't wait to sail on her again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great embarkation process. Had a slight delay due to high winds and Tornado watch.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Los Lobos

5 out of 5

Great food!! Would eat here again.

Q Texas Smokehouse

4 out of 5

Food was just ok. Will not go back though.

American Diner

5 out of 5

Good food, it was nice that this is now complementary.

Onda by Scarpetta

5 out of 5

This was our favorite place. The food was out of this world!! Highly recommend!! Can't wait to go back.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Vibe Beach Club

5 out of 5

We were so glad we invested in this. We had a great time, so relaxing and the staff were awesome..one of the bartenders, Benny, was so much fun to talk to. So friendly!! They all were very friendly, but she stands out.

Observation Lounge

5 out of 5

Great snacks!!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Great entertainment, all the singers and comedians and shows were great!!

Encore Theater

5 out of 5

Saw some grass shows, beautiful theater, a lot of seats.

Encore Speedway

5 out of 5

Had a great time doing this. It was so much fun. They gave a good amount of time on the track. Well worth the $15. Would do it again!!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff on this ship were phenomenal!! No complaints at all. Super friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Beautiful ship and love the design.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Beautiful cabin. Very spacious bathroom.

Ship tip

Relax and have fun

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Ports of call

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

A great beach day

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

It poured this day but we had an ATV excursion so it was so much fun riding ATVs through the rain and mud.

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Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

Wished we could have seen more of this island. Just shopped in the port due to the weather

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Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

We had a great time at the Bayside Marketplace

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Rained this day as well but we had a great time at the beach. Was not crowded.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very organized and quick

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 8 months ago

Appreciate the write up

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natelorip 8 months ago

Thanks for all the details. Glad you had a great time.

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dixietino 8 months ago

Encore is our favorite ship, the Haven is the best of the NCL ships we’ve experienced The whole ship is beautiful

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corvette1976 8 months ago

My husband and I are doing a cruise with this cruise line on March 10, we're really looking forward to this adventure, this is our 3rd cruise with Norwegian cruise ships and the other two were absolutely fabulous! We're flying out of Denver to Miami, we're praying the weather will cooperate and we can get out of Denver with no weather delays 🙏. Thanks for posting about your positive experience with Norwegian Encore, we're getting pretty excited about our cruise soon

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karlgrgurich 8 months ago

Looks like you did have a great time!

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cruising2004 8 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful trip! Thank you for your review.

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bubbles60 8 months ago

Great positive review. We love the NCL ships.

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