Disappointed

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 01, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9836

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Extremely disappointed!!!

1. My room had 2 twin beds in it - should have been 1 Queen.

2. After the 1st day - kids were not allowed in the main pool until after 5:00 pm.

Leaving only the tucked in the back with no seating kiddie pool. We paid the

same for every person that went on the cruise and were limited because of our

kids.

3. We paid for an excursion that did not show on Norwegian's ledger and therefore we were not able to go. Even though we show a confirmation #.

This experience turned me completely against cruising....

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

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

12 Comments

aprilt27 7 years ago

It sounds like you are inexperienced in cruising. All you had to do was ask the room steward to make your bed into a queen. Don't ever book an excursion outside of the cruise line, no 3rd party booking. Always book straight through the company. Next time, use a travel agent instead and they will help get you the best prices and get you excursions that are through the cruise line.

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ProfDen 7 years ago

I hope you had the chance at least to visit with Washy Washy Happy Happy.

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iggyfurd 7 years ago

I went on Escape in January. I could not enjoy the pools at all because 1-pools too small 2-too much stuff jammed in together and 3-too many people crowding around it during daylight hours I could not get within 50 feet if any pool.

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FunWiscoGirl 7 years ago

You do know as it states on the website that the bed can be 2 twins or converted to one queen right?

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egduran 7 years ago

The "other pool" is a family pool its better because you don't have the drunk grown-ups acting a fool. If you just want pool and to relax, then you don't want the adult pool.

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cmolivo 7 years ago

Never a problem on NCL for me! My kids follow the "rukes" and love cruising NCL so much that when I tried to go on Carnival they threw a fit. lol! They also have turned down Disney twice to cruise NCL. There is so much for kids!!

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DeeGemme 7 years ago

As someone who has a child and who has cruised with her, I did my research on this kind of thing before cruising. I wouldn't have wanted my kid splashing around with intoxicated adults do we stuck to the kids pool section... sucked it up cause rules ARE rules, and took turns watching her. You are only limited if you make yourself limited.

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randytownsend5 7 years ago

Seems like you didn't do your research. Plus that ships has so many other activities to keep your kids busy.

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cbelc2 7 years ago

Wait! Your stateroom attendant can change the bed from 2 twins to a larger bed or the other way around. Cruise ship staterooms are versatile that way.

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ldburr 7 years ago

Norwegian is a great Cruise Line. Sorry you had a bad experience. The beds shouldn't be an issue, it is as simple as asking them to put the beds together. Also it's great they have a separate area for family/children so they're not around all the obnoxious adults. Some ships don't even have fun kids areas like that.

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mammaof6js 7 years ago

As for the bed, you simply ask your room steward to make the bed into a queen. They convert.

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sandinomagaly 7 years ago

Ive never cruised on ncl, and now I'm seeing all these comments how kids are not allowed in the main pool until after 5.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Outstanding in every way!

The Escape experience

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