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Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Norwegian Escape

10 Night Greek Isles Malta & Italy (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 20, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14202

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Air Transat delayed my suitcase 4 days after my flight arrived and would not deliver it to the ship. Avoid connecting flights. Once onboard we had a wonderful experience with NCL and would cruise with them again. Fantastic employees!!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was great, service was superb. We dined at all 3 main dining rooms plus 3 specialty.

The Cellars - A Michael Mondavi Family Wine Bar

5 out of 5

For me this was the hidden gem of my cruise. The wine Somalier was knowledgeable and friendly. This was a quiet place to grab a ice glass of wine before dinner without crowds or noise.

Le Bistro

5 out of 5

An excellent specialty dining experience. The food was great and the staff provided excellent service. I would highly recommend this restaurant for dinner.

Teppanyaki

1 out of 5

This venue is highly overrated. Our chef “Baby” was inexperienced and boring. The other tables were singing and laughing while we sat there underwhelmed. Food was okay but not for an additional charge. This was by far the worst dining experience I had on the entire cruise.

La Cucina

5 out of 5

An awesome upscale restaurant with excellent food and service. Enough choices on the menu for everyone.I would highly recommend this place for dinner.

Cagney's Steakhouse

5 out of 5

Excellent food and service. I would highly recommend this restaurant if you are a meat eater.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We enjoyed the pool. That’s all we did.

Escape Casino

4 out of 5

A fun place to spend time after dinner while at sea. Enough slot machines and tables for everyone.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We saw Choir of Man, Malevo, Tre Ameche twice, and Howl at the Moon. All were very good.

Escape Theater

5 out of 5

Not a bad seat in the house. A very large venue that was excellent for the shows we saw.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Every staff member was great. They all went out of their way to ensure we had a great experience.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I thought the layout was clever, especially the fish on the carpet directing you to forward.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was fine, a little snug but we had no problems. Enjoyed the balcony.

Ship tip

Book your excursions before you sail.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Spent two days in Rome prior to embarkation. It was not enough time to enjoy all that Rome offers. Will try to return here for a week.

Santorini, Greece

2 out of 5
Charming Oia & winery tour. Overrated. I would not recommend this tour. Beautiful island.

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

1 out of 5
Acropolis museum tour was extremely informative. Other than the Acropolis nothing else here to see. Filthy and very crowded city.

Mykonos, Greece

3 out of 5
Toured Mykonos by bus. Another beautiful island. Well worth seeing once.

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5
Toured this island by bus. A wonderful trip around the entire island with lots of photo stops.

Messina, Sicily

3 out of 5
Taormina and Mt. Etna are the only things to see on this island.

Naples, Italy

4 out of 5
We took a bus tour of Naples and then had some time to walk around the city centre. Enjoyable.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
We toured the City of Florence by bus which included a walking tour. A breath taking city that we will try to return to.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and well organized. No issues at all.
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