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barracudaman67 Cruise Review on Norwegian Escape on Aug 05, 2017

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review

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Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Norwegian Escape

Sail date: August 05, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Great family vacation. Our group consisted of 24 family and friends. There were many teenagers in our group including my 15 year old son and he couldn't get enough of The Entourage Teen lounge. The ropes course was amazing but surprisingly I never found the time to do any of the water slides. The food on the ship was incredible and to be honest I got tired of eating on the last sea day, but that didn't stop me. We went to O'Sheehans often for lunch as most other sit down complimentary restaurants were closed for late lunches. The BBQ chicken wings were incredible and I must of have eaten them at least 4 times. We didn't find out until the last day that you could ask for an ice cream menu at O'Sheehans. The ice cream wasn't complimentary but you could order a giant goblet of ice cream for $4. The specialty restaurants were incredible. We ate at La Cucina, Le Bistro, Cagneys, and Teppenyaki. The food, service, and chef was amazing at Teppenyaki. I regret not eating there twice. Our waiter at Teppenyaki turned out to be Rowen " The Washy Washy" guy. He was incredible and he treated our table to the washy washy song. The only complaint I had about the specialty restaurants is that they don't enforce the dress code. We received voice mails in our State Rooms about the dress code but then saw people eating dinner at Cagneys with flip flops and tank tops. There were many uneducated people onboard and you could tell they had never eaten in a fancy restaurant. A group of clowns in Le Bistro took the hoods that covered their plates and put it on their heads like hats. The waiters just looked at each other and shook their heads. Overall it was an amazing experience and the service we received was first class. I really learned to appreciate the mostly Phillipino staff who work 8 months straight before getting a 2 month break to visit their family. I gave several waiters good tips for superb service. The time they provide you at ports were extremely short so make sure you focus on exactly what you want to do while in port. Some shore excursions are simply not worth it as travel time takes up most of the time. Our 7.5 hour excursion to Xcaret only provided us with less than 4 hours in the park. I highly recommend this cruise ship for families but make sure you plan well in advance and do as much research as possible.
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