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Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Norwegian Escape

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 19, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11170

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

we have cruised on numerous cruise lines and We will not be cruising on any NCL ship in the future. Although relatively new, this cruise will disappoint for sure.  Public areas such as rest rooms untidy and at times dirty. The food was at best ordinary with the exception of Cagneys... Excellent!  When at the customer service desk it was impossible to speak with the employees as there was always extremely loud music or other activities.  It was so bad that a kid about 12 yrs old left the area and remarked they needed to tone it down as he covered his ears. When approaching the employees when entering a dining room, there was no looking up or greetings as they were busy with the computer. Ncl must need cash as the up charges were crazy.  No one in the buffet came around with coffee at breakfast like other cruise lines do.  This was an ordinary cruise where no one did anything to make the cruise special. Never again for us...RCL from now on

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
not enough towels for us and the steward made no attempt to ask if all was good or if we needed anything.

Ship tip

Lots of up charges and make all entertainment reservations before you leave home or you will be unable to attend the venues like us. No one told us this even after calling NCL before departing. Check out other cruise lines

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
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3 Comments

BAK1061    7 years ago

So, one cruise with NCL and you are turned off of them forever. OK, what happens if your next cruise with RCCL is also a disappointment ?  Do they get a pass, or do you swear off of them too ?    Public restrooms get a lot of use and are apt to be a bit dirty at times.  Up charging is the way of most cruise ships now.  It is, here to stay.  That's why you get on board so cheap. They know you'll spend once on board.   I am waiting for the first ship to eliminate the MDR, and offer a choice of thirty dining venues.  Trust me, you'll see that in 5 years or less.

noname111    7 years ago

Thank you for posting your review.  It is so interesting to see the variation in rating and comments for the same voyage.  Clearly many people enjoy NCL and will continue doing so but it is not for everyone. Keep trying different lines :)

capeman    7 years ago

Thanks giving is hell week, this is a very tough week to travel,  I will not cruise on this week to to every body having the same idea to cruise.  

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