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Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 58

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Norwegian Escape

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 29, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10106

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

NCL's Escape is a true escape from reality!  We were treated so wonderfully!   

Prior to sailing I received an email where I could bid to try and get a room in Haven.   The week before our trip I was notified that they accepted our bid!  Let me tell you, those people know how to treat you! 

Our butler, that's right butler, was fantastic!   Every time we asked for something he was right there with it.   He and our steward decorated our suite when they found out it was our anniversary! 

Staying in the Haven gave us a chance to have some quiet time.  I mean, it's a big ship with tons of people!  

If you aren't staying in Haven, you can sit in some really nice furniture out of the Waterfront, watch people go by, enjoy the scenery in relative quiet.

The only negative was the Cafe where the masses can eat for free. It very busy. It's right by the pool and water slides so people are coming and going all the time. But, it's manageable if you go early.   There is every kind of food so picky eaters will find something. 

Since we stayed in Haven we had priority boarding, disembarking at all ports.  We were off the ship the last day by 8am!  

We loved our cruise so much, we've booked again for October.  

 

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
Very clean! Great use of space. Loved the bathroom and balcony!

Ship tip

If possible book a Haven room! They treat you like royalty!

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

1 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

2 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5
Waste of time.

Traveler Photos

Sunset from balcony Tortola Our anniversary dinner in Cagneys. Super comfortable bed! Great shower and tub.
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6 Comments

twoforfun    7 years ago

If you paid $1400 total for the upgrade that's a good deal. We booked the Haven courtyard Penthouse with balcony and it was $3,000 each. I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it.

tvjones1022    7 years ago

We originally had just a balcony room. We paid around $1400 for the upgrade but to me it was so worth it. Never been on any cruise before. Loved it!

Travelgirl27    7 years ago

It will be for our anniversary as well as my husband's bday.

Travelgirl27    7 years ago

Interesting, I had no idea. How much more was it and what type of cabin did you originally have? Have you been on NCL before? Just curious because we are going on the Bliss next year.

tvjones1022    7 years ago

They show pictures of the suites. There's a sliding scale of what you will bid. I bid just in the fair category. Got lucky but I maybe spoiled for any other kind of room.

CherylCantWait    7 years ago

How does the bidding work?

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