Overall we had a great time! This was our 4th Norwegian cruise and our 17th overall. We have been on big ships with other cruise lines that we enjoyed much better, like Oasis of the Seas. I think we will stay with the smaller ships when we cruise Norwegian in the future!!
Embarkation
1 out of 5
Absolutely terrible! 17 cruises this was by far the worst!
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
Food and drink was great! Specialty dining, especially Cagney's was exceptional!
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
Pool area was not near large enough. Shows booked up quickly. The Atrium was our favorite spot!!
Entertainment
3 out of 5
All of the shows booked up to quickly but the Atrium and Casino provided a lot of fun a good activity!!
Children's Programs
My kids are grown and our grandkids were not with us. There was a lit of activities for kids.
Service and Staff
4 out of 5
Service was good! Drink service in the casino could have been a little quicker.
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
Ship was great! I thought it was clean and our cabin guy (Kurt) did a great job!
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Cabin was nice size and clean. Only issue would be not enough TV stations or movies. They did have movies you could rent for $9.99 but other cruise lines offer 3 different movies per day in the room.
Trying to tender 5000 people on and off the ship was a nightmare!! Worst part of the whole cruise except for embarkation and debarkation. Beach was nice but food and drink was $$$$
Same cruise. Agree that disembarkation was terrible. We did “easy walk off,” but many people from other groups/tags were already in line before they were called and the halls were completely backed up. Embarkation went smoothly for us though.
We were on the same cruise. Arrived at the port at 10:30, on the ship by 11:15. No issues there. But I will agree gettingoff wasn’t more of a patience tester only because they did the customs and everything right in the restaurant on the ship before u get off. Next yr things will be much much smoother when they open their new terminal. This is out 7th cruise and 2nd time on the escape. We have tried carnival, princess and royal and would never go back to either of them again. Norwegian for life!!
We booked shows before the cruise
Picked the show at 10 so it wouldn't interfere with dinner . We were on the February 8th cruise. Easiest embarkation ever.
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