OK cruise, would not repeat this one.

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 3.7
Author: guardsmen

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

guardsmen

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 18, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10798

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Would not repeat this cruise. You spend the first 2 days, and the last 2 days in cold weather.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

They don't come close to the level of entertainment you get on Royal Caribbean.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Wifi is overpriced for what you get as compared to Royal Caribbean. Could not use it to text or make wifi calls. Coffee served in main dining rooms was always cold even when brought to their attention.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Not enough time in port to really make a worthwhile trip to the space center or Orlando attractions.

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

2 out of 5

You had to make a reservation to get on a tender! Two hours to get off the ship only to find the best beach was already over crowded.

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Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Booked Atlantis through "Resorts for a day" Saved over $100 p/p for the Dolphin swim, but spent an hour in line waiting to get our wrist bands from their check in window.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

11 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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dawn88 5 years ago

We’ve traveled in December and by the next day you could feel the difference in air temp. We love leaving from New York, much more convenient.

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jerry1125 5 years ago

I’ve gone out of NY in February September and next year in November. If it’s cold outside do indoor stuff

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jerry1125 5 years ago

Maybe they thought the ship made NY warmer in the winter

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PhillyBrownGirl 5 years ago

But you knew that when you booked.

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nurselife 5 years ago

I always cruise in Feb and that's not always the case. One yr the 1st full day we were all getting sunburn on the deck. Plus I cruise in Feb because I'd rather get away from winter and go somewhere warm. And going out of NY and NJ you get to enjoy the ship more.

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yk07us 5 years ago

We sailed from NY in January, yes it's cold for the first 2 and last 2 days. It's hard not to figure that out.

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jerry1125 5 years ago

They went south, I’ve gone to the Caribbean out of NY in February it’s cold til you get far enough south, stay inside ship til gets warm or fly to Miami then cruise

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jerry1125 5 years ago

They went south, I’ve gone to the Caribbean out of NY in February it’s cold til you get far enough south, stay inside ship til gets warm or fly to Miami then cruise

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jerry1125 5 years ago

We went in the end of September was beautiful, leaving from NYC in the winter is cold....go in a different month it’s so much nicer

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surfandsnorkel 5 years ago

Cold weather? Where was your itinerary?

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