NCL'S Escape is designed for maximum capacity not passenger comfort

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 2
Author: freqnttrvlr

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

freqnttrvlr

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 32

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2 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 06, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15282

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

While there are more cabins and more people on the Escape, the venues are about the same size as smaller ships so expect to stand in long lines for every onboard activity. And, also expect all that goes with standing in long lines - disgruntled fellow passengers, those unwilling to wait their turn, unavailability of decent seating choices, etc.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Expect the more desirable menu items to be unavailable, unless you enjoy eating early.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

the show "After Midnight" was "suspended" 15 minutes into the performance. No reason was given.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

This cabin is smallest balcony stateroom, ever. Even worse, it is directly below the Garden Café where staff drag the tables and chairs across the ceiling of the cabin to clean the dining room floor at 10:30 pm and to set-up for breakfast at 4am every night. This process is the sound equivalent of the Jolly Green Giant dragging his nails across a blackboard magnified 10X. And, rather than the floor to ceiling/wall to wall balcony windows like in other ships, there are small casement doors with no tie-back for the curtains so that they cover half of the door window pane, thereby, further blocking the already limited balcony view from inside the cabin.

Ship tip

Book your Caribbean cruise on some other ship.

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17 Comments

Chinds97 6 years ago

Did you get your free cruise from all your complaining? I would like to know how NCL is responsible for the weather? You seem to be the only person that bitched about everything and anything especially things that can’t be controlled by anyone Maybe you should just go to a hotel on vacation You actually remind me of my guests — I’m a motel manager —- that feel they should get a refund when it rains at the shore— yea ok good luck with that

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rgendrea 8 years ago

Just got off Escape sure there was people but seriously the staff did a fantastic job always found a table ...trick go to the back of the ship in garden Cafe no one goes back there never waited or finding a table all week.

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massicae 8 years ago

buy your own yacht! then no people, no lines. ..lol

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cwills1telusnet 8 years ago

Before you book, maybe check to see how many passengers are potentially aboard. Can get mad if it's busy ... Be patient, you are on holidays people !

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vanessaxutley 8 years ago

the silhouette is amazing! have a blast :)

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huntersh2 8 years ago

Let's do it

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Webermat 8 years ago

I like having big crowds lets you meet more people more easily and the party people make it fun

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huntersh2 8 years ago

I like people :)

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bdonovan17 8 years ago

^... They'd still find something to complain about.

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cruisincouple06 8 years ago

People want to go on ships with no other people on board

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Kathiefl11 8 years ago

Going on the Silhouette in 3 Weeks. We loved that ship also.

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Kathiefl11 8 years ago

Us too.

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randalljordan 8 years ago

Loved, loved, loved the Getaway. Went on it 2x in one year.

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Kathiefl11 8 years ago

We liked celebrity Reflections and Silhouette. And we also liked Getaway.

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bdonovan17 8 years ago

^ HAHA!!!

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randalljordan 8 years ago

Have you been on one with no lines? Which one?

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Kathiefl11 8 years ago

We felt the same way. Not going on that ship again.

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