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Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4
Author: maryandrj

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

maryandrj

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 62

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 04, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15858

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I would not recommend to budget minded. Once on ship the charges begin, above what you paid for cruise. My favorite thing was the food at O'sheehan pub improvements=a gratuity is something I give for good service not something you set($13.50 per person per day)and you decide who gets the money. If that is how you going to do it, make it part of the cruise price. Then I can regain the power of rewarding those who give me excellent service. Balcony room closet is hard to get to/less reservations/the high step up to bath room was difficult/more time in ports/don't charge us to play billiards and more reasonable prices for kid games

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

I missed volleyball, basketball, ping pong, putt putty etc competition

Entertainment

3 out of 5

we like a big show in the theatre every night, not just twice/ making reservation to shows and eating really restrictive/this fish is swimming the wrong way/kid games too expensive $5 for miniature bowling/game shows and other activities in middle of ship only allows people willing to get there early to sit and see/pool entertainer could be upgraded/

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

elevator does not go to all decks/and some decks have certain elevators/jogging track too small/1 small pool for this many people!!!

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

balcony room was smaller then usual. closet was hard to get to. not crazy about having to have a card in slot for electricity/why open door into hall, you loose space/a big step up to get in bathroom/why can we not put our wet clothes out on balcony, we not going to let our expensive cloth blow over

Ship tip

this is an a la cart cruise/there lots of places to eat, drink, and play games, casino, all additional charges and do not forget $13.50 per day gratuties charge for every person in cabin including kids /cruise price is just the beginning of a barriage of charges

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