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Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4.2
Author: Buckeye3535

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Buckeye3535

Contributor Level: Purser

42 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

16 Night Transatlantic - Eastbound (New York To Rome)

Sail date: April 25, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The cruise we thought was going well but what we didn't know was that covid was being spread around. the ship never informed us or started tougher protocol procedures. so as we disembarked may of us were surprised to test positive and be stuck in Italy, in hotel at our expense waiting to test positive. Then many who did a follow on to the next cruise had to be quarantined in the rooms. I will really think hard about sailing on Norwegian this is our second bad experience with them.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

The ship was over 12 hrs late getting to port. We waited in the terminal for 3 hours for it to arrive.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

the staff and food was spectacular

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

the pools were freezing walking track good. Bocce ball basketball

Entertainment

4 out of 5

hard to get good entertainment right now

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

everyone was wonderful

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

the room was smaller then any other cabin we have had. the bed was as you walked in very inconvenient

Ports of call

New York, New York

3 out of 5

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

3 out of 5

Ponta Delgada, Azores

5 out of 5

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

5 out of 5

5 out of 5

5 out of 5

5 out of 5

3 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

3 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

good fast

13 Comments

dcregar 2 years ago

Thanks for your review.

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woody20 2 years ago

Sorry you were sick also. Not to be insensitive but it’s not the cruise ship’s fault. If you are afraid of catching Covid you should stay home. You could have also caught it around town or store. I’m sure the protocols of a cruise ship are over and above any Walmart store.

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jpmato16 2 years ago

You were on a ship with a couple thousand people. COVID is on the rise again. People should be masking when in close proximity to others.

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javawoody 2 years ago

It sucks that you got Covid, but you get Covid from people, cruise lines cannot Guarantee you won’t get sick

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lemy 2 years ago

So, you were on the repositioning cruise. Which was a long cruise. Most of that cruise was not in Italian waters. So, the daily Italian testing doesn't make sense. Can you give more details?

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry you became ill. Hope you are better now.

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nclcruzr 2 years ago

Was there a flight somewhere before or after this cruise? This is a risk you take, covid is going to be here for awhile. Travel insurance would have helped. The cruise lines are doing the best they can to provide a safe environment for you and the people on board.

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cgeorge405 2 years ago

We are headed out on the may 31st out of rome on the escape, we have to test basically the day before getting on no exceptions and all my group need to be vaccinated and boostered i find it hard to believe there could be any bigger outbreak in a ship than there could be in my kids schools or games or grocery stores or flights. Im more interested in Italy's protocols on a random positive test upon leaving ship into rome, if anyone has any insight.

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Dumfy75 2 years ago

@KimInTime you took the words out of my mouth! Covid is everywhere, restrictions are being eased in all countries, it’s inevitable that more of it will make its way onto ships. They can’t stop it, although they try to reduce it by testing. I would like a bit more info on the numbers we’re talking about here too, before we start a panic! Another review of the same cruise mentioned nothing of this.

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Shh813 2 years ago

I agree. A lot of ships have been getting Covid. It’s not their fault. It’s the passengers that are spreading it.

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cgeorge405 2 years ago

Were you vaccinated? How long did you have to quarantine in italy after you got off ship?

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KimInTime 2 years ago

My feeling is that there’s Covid on ships of course because there’s Covid not on the ships as well. It’s literally everywhere. It sucks that you got it, and are stuck in a place where there’s still testing and at your own expense. My question though, is how is NCL at fault? It’s not a sarcastic question. You say you caught it definitely on the ship, and that it was because NCL’s failure to follow their own protocols. Help us out, what protocols were they ignoring? It’s important to know, to hold them accountable if we need to.

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