Nice ship, but could be better

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruiser968

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 23, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Nice ship, although I feel there was less areas for the adults. no acutal adult swimming area, Swimming pool designated for adults was only for a limited time. The pool and water slides seem to close early. Food was good. The show the Million dollar Quartet was cancelled, other shows were ok .We seemed to wait for service more, since we had the Ultimate Drink Package. It seemed like we had to wave staff down when we were on the deck. Inside was fine.

We sailed on the Epic before Adult areas were better.

We did have a great time, but would sail a different ship next time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We had a great waitress, Nanette. She was so nice and attentive when we were at shows, or casino. Excellent service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

3 out of 5

We went on the excursion to the baths. The boat ride over was horrible, fumes all the way, on the way back same thing, and they had 2 extra people, 2 people had to sit on steps. The ride to the baths in the trucks was awful, crammed tight, couldnt even sit with knees in front of you. Dont use speedys transport. The baths themselves were very cool , must see, but get there on your own. or with a different transport. or excursion.

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

5 Comments

justinfla 8 years ago

I've found that if on the first day you go around to all the bars and throw down a $20 bill the bartenders will actually find you for the rest of the cruise and ask you if you need another drink.

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keylargo1p 8 years ago

agree with the pool even though adult only time there were kids still in the pool.

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santran 8 years ago

Pointless tipping $50 to one bartender out of all the bars if you have the package! They should have plenty of servers on deck asking you if you want a drink just like all the other lines do.

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nzy126 8 years ago

we tipped bartender sam 50bucks. have no issue on drinks

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samemmett 8 years ago

Sorry to hear, they canceled our stay, after waiting a year! Glad to hear your thoughts, thank you!

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