Exemplary Ship Experience

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4.6
Author: jpmato16

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review

jpmato16

Contributor Level: First Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 141

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

10 Night Greek Isles Malta & Italy (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 20, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 17106

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Excellent crew. Ship in great shape. Food excellent!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Splash Academy hours limited. Not open during port hours, which is not ideal if you’re on the ship while in port. Otherwise, counselors are good with the kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All staff were amazing! Best I’ve had in 6 cruises.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

You don’t have to maximize every minute. Take time for yourself to just relax.

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Ports of call

Santorini, Greece

2 out of 5

Tender process and process to get up and down on bucket lift were awful. Long lines, especially when returning at end of day. Should have picked excursion that was water-based and skipped line on bucket lift.

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Naples, Italy

4 out of 5

Did Pompeii and Herculaneum private tour, which was amazing. But it was hot!!!! And lots of walking. Not good if limited mobility.

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5

Very hot when we visited, and very crowded. Busy city. Don’t do too much.

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Valletta, Malta

4 out of 5

Walked to military museum at Fort St Elmo, which was well done. So much history.