Had a nice time but pool was too small. Also had 3 specialty restaurants with our package but the restaurants were all booked.

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4.6
Author: lstuhltrager

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Bermuda

lstuhltrager

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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7 Night Bermuda (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 24, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11226

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Our cabin steward Morgan was great! Did not like that the so called free style was not free style. We tried to book reservations on Tuesday and everything was booked for entire week. Could not get reservations for dinner show, yet we were told by others in our group that there were empty tables. I think other people booked early and then didn't go. You need a better way to reserve spots. Not enough waiters for drinks. We plan on giving Norwegian another try.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Reservations were booked and we were not able to us all 3 special restaurants. We begged our way into 2 but third was not able to be used.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pool is too small. Had to sit on top deck and could not see the activities

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Pool was too small and congested.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Book shows and dinner reservations as soon as you board

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Ports of call

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

Ejan 6 years ago

Full capacity is 4266; maximum capacity is 5218.

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maer17 6 years ago

Yes, research, read the blogs, go on ship mate 😱 and you will be better off from the wealth of information of firsthand experiences from fellow cruisers so you will know how to go.

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

So happy for you 😁

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Charlou 6 years ago

On NCL website, it states the the Escape can hold 4266 passengers based on double occupancy. There’s a lot of family. Therefore, more then 2 people per cabin. So the numbers can go up fast. It may not always be 5000 people, but it can sometimes come close to that, especially during pick season such as summer time.

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clferr 6 years ago

Escape is not more than 5000 passengers!

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Charlou 6 years ago

Research is a must when booking a cruise. If you would’ve done so, you would’ve found out that on a ship that big (more then 5000 people), you have to make reservations 90 days before the cruise or on boarding day. As for the size of the pool, unfortunately, it seems to be a new trend on cruise ships. NCL is a great cruise line. Give it another try and maybe research more. Hope your next cruise is better.

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