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Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4
Author: kattdenn

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

kattdenn

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4 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: 15148

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We found we do not care for large cruise ships. Too many people, We were on the breakaway a few years ago but we stayed in the Haven so we were not in the constant beehive of people 24/7. Over-stimulation is not our cup of tea. We had a good time in spite of the maddening crowds. Thank You

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Very painless

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Very pleased with our dining experience in main dining room and specialty restaurants, the buffet's food was very good but way too hectic for me.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Too cold for pool ,enjoyed the thermal spa very much, enjoyed walking the decks

Entertainment

1 out of 5

The supper show was fabulous with the Knights, I was so very disappointed to find we could not get reservations for any early show even though we tried the first day of the cruise. The ship is too big to accommodate all the passengers.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship was clean, did not like the casino layout . Did not like crowded and hot elevators all the time.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was clean and well maintained. However we did not appreciate getting woke up at 6:30 every morning to the banging of chairs above our heads.

Ship tip

Be prepared to wait for an elevator and they are always crowded .

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Ports of call

Portland, Maine

4 out of 5

We walked and did a trolley sight seeing

Thumbs Up 3

Bar Harbor, Maine

4 out of 5

Hard walking all uphill.

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Saint John, New Brunswick

3 out of 5

Yes, went on reversing falls etc. It was okay

Thumbs Up 2

Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

My husband walked the boardwalk and really enjoyed it

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Great, we walked off with our luggage....perfect

4 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Cruiserike0322 5 years ago

We do the stairs and walk a lot. Helps after all the food we eat

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viviennepagano 5 years ago

Next time check out the deck plans before booking to get a cabin with rooms above and below so it will be quieter and no chair scraping

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wanjohn68 5 years ago

Too bad you didn't really enjoy Escape Ncl, She is a Big Ship, She is a beautiful still. And yes you got to be prepared to do alot of walking because just in case of the elevator are always busy.

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