A Wonder Winter Cruise

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Norwegian Encore

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 28, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 5101

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

We spent most of our evenings a the Maltings and Karaoke. The Vibe was really cool for a relaxing day in the sun. Having appitizers in the Manhattan with other solo travelers was a great experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
45-minutes from my condo to completed muster drill.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Specialty and Main Dining were really good. I never at GenPop "the buffet".

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I did use the gym but it was nothing remarkable about the facilities. It was clean and machines functioned as expected.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Nothing remarkable for me.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Great service accross the board.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Design and layout was fine. Everyday I was finding a new area to experience.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Balcony Mini Suite -- my steward was great!

Ship tip

If you are not a big breakfast person like myself. Enjoy a contenental breakfast on the Observation Deck. It is so relaxing.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
I live here.

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

3 out of 5
I have been to DR so many times I did not get off.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
We took the tram and had a quick lunch.

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

4 out of 5
I wish we had more time on the island and less rain. However, weather is expected on winter cruise.

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

I did not get off it was way too cold and windy in February for me on this day.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
I had 1-carry-on and disembacked early to find may folks had very large bags, needed assistance and jammed the line for speedy disembarkment.

Traveler Photos

View from the entry The port, NCL is has taken this port off their intinerary but it was beautiful.
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5 Comments

javawoody     6 months ago

Thanks for the post

Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

bubbles60     6 months ago

Glad you had a good trip. Thanks for the positive review.

cruising2004     6 months ago

Glad you had a relaxing time!

HeavySeas     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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