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Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Norwegian Escape

10 Night Greek Isles Malta & Italy (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 20, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11523

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall, the Escape is a great ship and the staff is amazing. I couldn't speak highly enough of the staff or how well they are organized. They made the difference with my cruise. I hope they are well paid and not receiving good pay just because the gratuity charges make up their wages. They deserve every dime. On the other hand, June was exceptionally hot, I noticed that some of the cruise participants were not prepared for just how hot it was nor the physicality several of these ports required, such as Santorini. In one instance, in Pisa, there was a 15 minute walk from where the bus parked and to the sights of interest such at the Leaning Tower. Two of the tour participants cut their time short and took a taxi back to the ship. Certainly, this is no fault of the Cruise Line nor the Tour operator, I only mention it so that whomever is planning their trip to be mindful of the time of the year and your personal physical capabilities.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Seamless embarkation, high marks for the staffs organization.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I really enjoyed the Spa

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff and service were amazing and they are really what made the difference with this cruise.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Don't go on a Mediterranean cruise during June/July/August

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

2 out of 5
It was really very, very hot during June. I don't think a lot of people were prepared for the heat or level of physical capability Santorini requires. The cable car situation was ridiculous. My excursion was great and was the only think that made Santorini worthwhile.

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

3 out of 5

Corfu, Greece Did not visit port

Corfu was canceled, evidently to add more time to Mykonos. I would have preferred the other way around and extending Corfu skipping Mykonos.

Valletta, Malta

3 out of 5

Messina, Sicily

3 out of 5

Naples, Italy

3 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Again it is the staff that made the difference.
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6 Comments

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Great itinerary. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise!

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for your comments

javawoody    2 years ago

Welcome to cruising, thanks for sharing your experience

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

jpmato16    2 years ago

Agreed. Santorini was a horrible day. Will stay onboard in the future. They aren’t equipped to handle the 4 large ships in port. Those sky buckets are ridiculous. Would only consider an excursion right from the tender dock in the future.

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