TOO BIG OF A SHIP!!!

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

ilcul8r

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5

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7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 15, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15730

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Will never cruise on a ship this big again!!! Always crowded and noisy with almost 7,000 people on this ship. Not relaxing at all

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Unorganized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Drinks were not made properly... premade with subpar quality liquors and too much sugar added then uncharged to have it done properly with lower quality liquors not top shelf

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Rope walk wasn't open fully when ship was under way

Entertainment

2 out of 5

performers were not in sink, bands and DJs were over powering loud to make up for poor quality

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Language barrier with a smile

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

ship layout was tight

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

stewart wouldn't take dirty dishes out unless we put them out the door. no extras like towel animals

Ship tip

NOISY NOISY NOISY

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Ports of call

New York, New York

3 out of 5

I live in NY

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Portland, Maine

3 out of 5

Not as described

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Bar Harbor, Maine

3 out of 5

Quaint but not as described

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Saint John, New Brunswick

3 out of 5

was ok but glad to get away from the port... not much there

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

3 out of 5

too many cruise ships at one time there were 3 mega ships and two others when I was in this port

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Luggage was stored to be picked up in a dark storage area

7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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DrDennis 5 years ago

Sorry that your cruise experience didn’t meet your expectations. Thanks for sharing!

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Killercruiser 5 years ago

What was described to you in Portland & Bar Harbor that wasn’t there?

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jpmato16 5 years ago

It’s a cruise ship, not a library. What did you expect?

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wanjohn68 5 years ago

To be exact Escape got full 5,999 including the crew. So its alot of people Maybe next time you should booked a smaller Ship if you think a big Ship is not for you. And you live in NEW YORK CITY!!!!

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Misterbo 5 years ago

If you’re counting the crew too. But big ships are not for everyone. I myself prefer them so much more to do, to see, to shop, to eat, multiple shows and entertainment, activities, pools, but yes, those few crowded event (like the promenade welcome night is comparable to New York New Year’s Eve party. Like I said, it’s not for everyone. But it is for me.

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clferr 5 years ago

7000 people??? WTF ship were you on? Because there is NO ship that has that many.

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