Ship was great, itinerary... Not so much

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4.3
Author: caumberg

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review

caumberg

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 17, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10238

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

The ship was amazing, but the cruise itinerary was less than spectacular. Leaving from NYC leaves you with a very limited port list, so it was definitely more about the ship.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Leaving from NYC could've been better. You were required to check your bags, which means if you would normally have brought a carry on suitcase with your things you'd need for embarkation day before getting checked bags, you had to pack a backpack or something else.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Everything was great everywhere we went.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

If you want to do anything at the space around O'Sheehan's, make sure you're there early! Fills up very quick.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Choir of Man was absolutely great, seeing the comedians was fun too

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We had the best bartender ever. How name was Aaron at O'Sheehan's, so I highly recommend asking for him!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Get the drinks and specially dining packages, and prepay your gratuities!

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Ports of call

New York, New York

3 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

The only thing worse than the embarkation was disembarkation. There's no self-carry, and again you're required to check your bags, which means standing for an hour in line for customs. I'm glad we scheduled plenty of time for our coach bus home, otherwise we would've missed it.

4 Comments

shilenae 4 years ago

Consider a longer cruise out of NY/NJ, which would give you more port options..

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clferr 4 years ago

Hmm, we always sail out of NYC and yes you do check your large luggage but you can take a carry on thru security as long as it fits in scanner. And yes they have self assist when disembarking. Last time we got off Escape in September they had facial recognition for customs and we were off by 830.

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davekk 4 years ago

Good review. We have sailed out of NYC 4times. I agree the cruise you took has limited port time. We cruised to Bermuda out of NYC three times. This gives you about 2 1/2 days in Bermuda. Lots to see and do.

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4Goodtimes 4 years ago

Interesting review.

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