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Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4 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: Inside

Cabin number: 12633

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

My favorite part of the cruise was seeing NCL improving accommodations throughout the ship (Escape). Although very large and crowded, this newer vessel offers greater variety of restaurants and venues, and the rooms are modern and a little more spacious. This cruise is great for families with young adults. There are many fun amenities (i.e., water slides, sports complex with zip lining, mini-golf, etc.). The only thing I would recommend NCL to modify is the number of stops. The cruise stopped in St. Thomas (USVI), Tortola (BVI), and Nassau (Bahamas). The sea days (4) is one too many. I would suggest a stop in St. Croix (USVI) and/or San Juan (PR). And, if you are a Latitudes member you get embarking and disembarking preference, which proved to be very advantageous (the ship was sold out, 4,000+ and we still managed to get out in less than 35 minutes including customs!).

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Much better than previous cruises. Roomier shower and a little more space in the room itself. The ability to book tours, restaurant and entertainment reservations, and to review your bill using the TV in the room is an awesome idea. I wish the number of TV channels were expanded to provide a little more variety.

Ship tip

Make sure to book the specialty dining experience, if possible. The tapas bar was phenomenal.

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

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
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