New England and Canada Cruise

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4.4
Author: johnsimonick

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

johnsimonick

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 46

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

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7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8732

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great cruise overall. I learned that I prefer smaller ships. There was a lot of options for things to do and selected ports were excellent.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Delayed process due to Hurricane Damien

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Quite good although this ship was much larger than previous cruises-service was slightly slower

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Lots of choices but with so many people on board, availability for several was a challenge

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Excellent talent -make sure to make reservations EARLY

Children's Programs

No kids with us

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Quite good - Ravi in the District Brewery was outstanding!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Very clean but common areas were a bit insufficient for the number of guests...

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great room with excellent bathroom. Balcony was large and mostly uncovered.

Ship tip

Reserve shows early as they fill up very quickly

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New York, New York

4 out of 5

Decent port for embarkation

Thumbs Up 0

Bar Harbor, Maine

4 out of 5

Quaint town

Thumbs Up 1

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

Would have liked more time here - did a trolly tour which was enjoyable.

Thumbs Up 0

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

did Hop on Hop off. The hurricane hit this area just before the cruise... Schedule of buses was challenged by construction and cleanup.

Thumbs Up 1

Saint John, New Brunswick

5 out of 5

Did an excursion (reversing falls) and had plenty of time here. Urban deli was EXCELLENT for lunch, Italian by Night was EXCELLENT for dinner, and enjoyed Big Tide and Nickel and Dime pubs.

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

On time, organized, and relatively quick for the # of people

1 Comment

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Nothing Like the North East!

Overall services dropped noticeably

Norwegian could have done better