PattyPags Cruise Review on Norwegian Escape on Jul 22, 2018

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review

PattyPags

Contributor Level: Purser

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 87

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Sail date: July 22, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I was so excited when Norwegian announced different ships sailing from NYC. This meant new entertainment. Norwegians hospitality, entertainment, and food amazing as always, however. I did not like the fact that you had 1500 extra passengers and no extra public area space. This ship is not smoker friendly. Smokers were confined to the indoor humidor room, casino, Spice H20, or upstairs pool bar. Waterfront on deck 8 where on the Breakaway u could sit comfortably on the outside and enjoy a cigar and beverage was not allowed. Security actually wrote out tickets for smoking. So if u r a smoker u r confined to the full sun at H20 with high tables and no stools and 4 low tables with chairs for 10 people. And no shade from 11-6. Very uncomfortable non-smoking and smoking pool bar stools. Don’t attempt to try and sit at the pool on sea days. Garden Cafe was also impossible to find seating. U practically had to watch people eat and swoop in to get the table when they were done. A huge waste of space was Margaritaville. People with no place to go sit we’re heading there for the vacant tables and couches to sit and relax, wait can’t do that, it’s a PAY restaurant, chased from there. Other Norwegian ships give u outside lounge chairs on the lower decks to escape for some quite time, not on this ship. Outdoor parties were impossible to get into unless u got there 1/2 hour early. Very disappointed with that aspect of allotting extra time just to get into a outdoor party. For full entertainment, u need to visit the box office immediately when u get on ship. Form with all shows and show times must be filled out and reserved. First time with speciality dining and being a party of 8 it was very stressful trying to coordinate diner reservations with all the free entertainment as well as paid entertainment. We missed a lot of entertainment due to late seatings for diner. Complimentary restaurants were fine with party of 4-8 on any given night. Casino deck, people going out with drinks and smoking, just give them a comfortable outdoor area to accommodate them. No one else is using the space. New ships are beautiful, however they need to accommodate everyone. Not enough common space for the extra people on this ship, space for Smoker or non smoker we all paid for this cruise and we all should have multiple available comfortable seating areas. This was my 6th Norwegian Cruise and it was not an Easy Peasy Cruise like the others. I felt there was challenge everyday.

PattyPags Cruise Review on Norwegian Escape on Jul 22, 2018

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