Wonderful but also disappointing

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4.7
Author: jenny74981602

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

jenny74981602

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

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10 Night Greek Isles Malta & Italy (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 20, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 15778

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Everything about the cruise was amazing except the unexpected cancellation of Corfu and the lack of communication regarding the cancellation. It will definitely make me think twice about booking with Norwegian again because we booked this trip based on 4 stops in Greece and we only got 3 stops. So disappointing since everything else was so great.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pool was a little small and only for adults. My teenage son was too big for the kid pool so that was a bummer for him. Basketball court, ropes course and fitness center were awesome.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Wish their was a comedy act in the comedy club.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

My son had a blast in the teen club.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Fit 4 people comfortably. 2 adults and 2 teens.

Ship tip

Check your schedule even the day of departure. They can change your itinerary without notice. So frustrating and disappointing.

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

We did an excursion where we toured all of the major sites and it was awesome!!

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Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Did an excursion and loved it! Great tour guide and beautiful sites.

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Loved it. Did an excursion and we hit all of the major sites. Would like to have spent more time at each stop.

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Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

This was our favorite Greek stop. So beautiful and another great excursion.

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Corfu, Greece

1 out of 5

So disappointed they skipped this!! No one told us ahead of time either and my daughter was deeply upset. No reason was ever given. We were not even given a credit for the loss of value on the cruise. Even a cruise credit would have been nice.

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Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5

So pleasantly surprised. We did the beach transfer and it was amazing. Loved tubing the most!

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Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5

Wonderful tour seeing all of the sites.

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Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Love this stop! We did a wonderful walking tour.

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Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Loved and another great tour seeing all of the major sites.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry about the missed port. Awesome itinerary. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks thanks for sharing your experience

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jpmato16 2 years ago

The Captain actually made a public address on the PA system about Corfu. Reason cited was port-intensive nature of the cruise. Dropping Corfu allowed for expanded hours at other ports. Cruise lines cancel and change ports all the time, sometimes last-minute.

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