Relaxing and fun, but chilly

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4.5
Author: frieddan323

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

frieddan323

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 17, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall, we had a great time. The poor weather was a problem, and not just because we came out of New York, but that wasn't the fault of the cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was generally excellent. Buffet was always crowded, and it was hard to get reservations to specialty restaurants at reasonable times.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

The weather wasn't great, even when we got south. There was only about 2 days where doing stuff outside was reasonable.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

We saw one show, it was very good, but hard to get into. We saw a 10:00 show and we were already tired.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The people were really nice

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Wonderful ship... the central indoor areas were huge though, and it was easy to get turned around.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Loved the balcony room.

Ship tip

Make reservations for things you want to do as soon as you get on board. Everything fills up quickly.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5

Getting on and off the ship was easy and convenient.

Thumbs Up 1

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

We didn't do an excursion, and the weather was cool and rainy.

Thumbs Up 0

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

We did the Kayak excursion. It was great. The island was very nice. If there was one thing to complain about, the buffet wasn't up to the quality of the ship.

Thumbs Up 0

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

We swam with dolphins and had a great time. The weather wasn't great though and had to wait to get back to the ship.

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

A little slow at times, but overall well handled.

1 Comment

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