A Fantastic Escape!

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 100

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 05, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Amazing cruise!! First cruise since covid ( 2 years & 2 Mos) ship was about 60% full - so busy enough to have fun but not crowded. Employees were 110% friendly, accommodating, had not one negative service experience. From the bar tenders , waitresses, waiters, room steward. Great nightly entertainment, musical professionals were very talented. If I have any criticism it would be that I would probably pass on the spa services . Were up selling services the entire time and it made it a bit annoying. Loved the Manhattan Room MDR. Food was delicious, different selections every night and service was impeccable. Garden Cafe was really good as well. Food was; tasty , fresh with plenty of choices. Staff worked hard to keep the place running efficiently.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Super easy . Used NCL transfer from Orlando Airport and arrived around 1130AM. Check in was smooth and easy. Lots of employees to assist. Out of many cruises this was the smoothest embarkation ever! Make sure you have your passport, vacation card and your negative covid results readily available. Was on the ship by noon and eating lunch at the Garden Cafe by 1230pm after the safety drill. Room was available by 1:30pm.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

My first balcony! I was sailing solo but even with a room mate still plenty of room. I was in #9300 . Room was quiet in the evenings and early morning which was pleasant and made sleeping restful. Nice bathroom , and loved enjoying breakfast on the balcony in the morning sunshine.

Ship tip

The Manhattan Room main dining room had nightly entertainment with really good food and service. Elegant experience

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Ports of call

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Beautiful port!! Definitely my favorite on the cruise ! Shopping , walking distance to Margaritaville. Did a ship based excursion horse back riding which was really fun . Yes we rode the horses through the water !

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Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Did not do anything here but get dropped off and picked up by NCL transportation.

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