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Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Norwegian Escape

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 04, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11172

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This was our first timer cruising on one of the largest ships. It was just like brand new. I really don't know how they keep it so clean. The service in all of the restaurants was excellent. The whole process of getting on board and off went very seamlessly. I like the layout of the ship with the (2) elevator areas it was very easy to learn the ship in a matter of a few hours. I would highly recommend booking you room close to the elevator areas. Ours was a balcony a few cabins from the forward elevator.

Now for a few improvements or just things we saw different on this cruise. The last cruise we did was in 2015 and was the Western Caribbean on a smaller ship. Much to our surprise was a $13.50 gratuity charge per person per day for service people. That should be shared right up front. I thought that the cabin personal might be under staffed. Just seemed from past cruises we were taken care of better. Might again be size of ship. I have always taken care of these people when they do us a great job. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
On this new ship the layout for the bathroom was different and as a result was larger. That did limit storage space but still was preferable.

Ship tip

Best tip I can give is get a location for your cabin close to the forward elevator.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

pgrazian    7 years ago

There are two elevator bays, one forward and one aft. The forward elevators are close to the Atrium.

cruisenmarlene    7 years ago

Do they have elevators in the Atrium?

banaford    7 years ago

If you have cruised before, gratuity has been added to ALL cruise lines for yrs.

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