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Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 72

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Norwegian Escape

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 29, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11770

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This was my first cruise. I had a great time. Nothing like waking up and looking at the ocean out your balcony. Food was awesome and plentiful. Perfect portions I would say and if too small for you you can always get another. =) I did the three specialty restaurant package. Great deal. Irish Pub is open for food 24/7. 

A really great unexpected service was that they had a solo cruise director and solo meetups. I met some great people and it really made my vacation. The solo director, Shannon, booked all our event for us. Norwegian really takes care of its solo travelers.

Staff was always friendly and polite although at times it could take a while to get drinks, which are free when you get the no-brainer open bar package. Ship is huge with lots of fun stuff to do. Something for everyone. Shows, bingo, karaoke, piano bars, water slides, you name it. You will be hard pressed to do it all. The cruise director was very entertaining.I honestly don't know how he got from one event to another so fast. They must have clones of the guy throughout the ship. They really made it a whole experience. Lots of special events and parties. I did two excursions. The snorkeling was good. You can probably find the beaches on your own. I will definitely by patronizing Norwegian again. 

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
New and clean. Lots of space.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
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2 Comments

stopher2475    7 years ago

I did the Norman Island snorkel. It's 119 but I had the 50 excursion credit. They take you to the caves where the pirates hid treasure then to this beach that had a bar. Had a restaurant but they advised against getting food because it would take to long. You could get drinks. Probably can do the excursion cheaper outside of NCL. It was Tortola so if you missed the boat you were really screwed for that itinerary.

TamGadz    7 years ago

Where did you go snorkeling? Cost?

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