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Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Norwegian Escape

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 11, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11246

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Ships are getting bigger and bigger and what I observed on this cruise is the number of passengers have increased without a comparable increase in facilities.  No matter where you went, it was rare to find a seat.  The poolside is a joke, we had our chairs and towels stolen two days in a row.  I can not tell you how many times I was run over by children and adults walking through the café or elevators lobbies.

The food was so cold that we decided to try to eat only things that were supposed to be served cold.  The main dinning room where there was music, you could not hear the music over the noise.  The specialty restaurants were very good.

The other positive thing, the shows were great, but the rest of the entertainment was average at best.  We saw one group three times in one day and then over and over the rest of the cruise.

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
typical cabin, nothing special steward was very good

Ship tip

This ship seemed to rock a lot for fairly calm seas.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
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8 Comments

USMale    6 years ago

You had you chairs stolen 2 days in a row? I'm wondering how the culprit smuggled the goods off the ship. If you mean you weren't occupying the chairs because you had left, then they weren't your chairs any longer and were up for grabs.

DFromATX    7 years ago

Princessme, wouldn't that be a great idea lol!

princessme    7 years ago

Wondered if only they could make a ship like the Escape for adults only, eliminate the waterslides the rope course, splash pads that left decks slippery and add more seating/pools area! Is there a cruise like that? I loved the 27 restaurants, show, rooms, ports etc... but so missed relaxing by a pool with the occ. swim! Not walking and walking looking for a chair.

bkharrington    7 years ago

Try a smaller ship like the Pride of America- out of Honolulu-

Tinalouise71    7 years ago

felt exactly the same...beautiful ship..but way overcrowded

picalo    7 years ago

ditto this post

kimroberts    7 years ago

It's just not Norwegian that has problems with deck side seating...they all do!

Flymomaa    7 years ago

Had the same experience on Norwegian many years ago. Will never sail with them again.

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