Good trip but very crowded

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4.7
Author: Cruiser71324020

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruiser71324020

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 29, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12874

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Excellent cruise vacation. I would have loved to enjoy the pool area and catch some more sun, but it was too crowded in the pools and also no where to sit. People saved chairs all day and there was no control over it.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Long lines and even though we were pre-registered we had to re-do the whole process at the counter. It was not as fast as other times.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food was delicious. I loved that they had a kids menu. The drinks were delicious as well.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Many activities to choose from but not many kid friendly. Not every child stays in the camp. I wish there were more comedy shows and exciting parties that children families with children could attend.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Good quality shows, but attended few because they were 18+ and our child did not attend camp.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very clean and comfortable, loved that it had a coffee maker and fresh ice always available

Ship tip

The ship is beautiful but it was very crowded. The main pool deck has two pools, one for adults and one for kids, but both were so crowded that swimming or even finding a chair anywhere was impossible. My son played for a little while in the water park but quickly grew bored of making long lines to go down the water slide and wanted to leave the pool. The organization of the staff here was poor, the staff was cleaning on top of guests and due to lack of seats and space, guests were aggravated. Our family did not go back to the pool area at all during the remainder of our cruise. Other than that everything else was amazing and very relaxing.

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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

Loved the beaches here

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Loved the beach and the friendly staff

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth and easy

8 Comments

serbeck73 7 years ago

We experienced that with Carnival the last two years. We mentioned it to an employee and they said they can only hold it for 30 minutes. They were asked to remove their towels and we were able to sit down so in the future, I would encourage letting an employee know that there's been no one sitting there. I'm a very vocal person I know a lot of people that wouldn't do that but I highly highly encourage it...Good luck :)

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mdgodwin 7 years ago

if you want a pool seat get out there early people

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mdgodwin 7 years ago

What exactly is the point of using different profiles to say the same thing?

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mdgodwin 7 years ago

fake

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Charlou 7 years ago

Weird. Exactly same review as @Cruiser723240 and @Cruiser7132. And your profiles are empty. Coincidence? I think it's fake review.

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GospelCruiser 7 years ago

went in the pool for the first time during our cruise in February,we did it on a day when we went to port but stayed in Port to shop then got back on early,the pool was pretty dead at that time,loved it!

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carmena610 7 years ago

Carnival too...

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jencastro0825 7 years ago

That's exactly how it is on all the ships I've been on. Doesn't seem right but it is what it is!

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