LOL! a mess....... ship ran aground in the DR. Had to be evacuated and flown back to Orlando. Scramble to find a hotel for 2 days as it was spring break and unable to change flight home.

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

riripays

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 12, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11236

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Time on boat was awesome. NCL needs a crisis team and plan in place for getting stuck in a foreign port.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

power failure at therminal but not anyone's fault

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

everything onboard was fantastic!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

all was terrific

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

outstanding service and friendliness

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

beautiful

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

perfect

Ship tip

always bring a passport!

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Ports of call

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

2 out of 5

spend too many days there stuck....port area is nice but wouldn't wander outside of that

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

let's not go there....

3 Comments

nmb926 2 years ago

Glad you made the best if it. I was on The Escape the week before and was shocked this happened.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Glad you are safe. Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your attitude. Sounds like NCL dropped the ball. Glad you are safe,

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Other reviews of this sailing

Ran aground in the Dominican Republic. NCL flew >3,000 of us home on chartered planes on Day 5 of the cruise.

Dreadful.

Ship was grounded on day 3