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Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 3.9
Author: lemy

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

lemy

Contributor Level: Second Mate

195 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

7 Night Mediterranean Getaway (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 10, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 17128

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The ship is beautiful and we had a great time on our once in a lifetime trip to the Mediterranean.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

We had the first check in time at 9 am. They didn't start check in until 10am. Ncl provided a small tent that did not hold everyone waiting to board the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

We thought the food quality was not as good from the previous Ncl cruise in 2019. We think the food sourcing may not be as good for certain items in the Mediterranean .

Food Republic

5 out of 5

The food was great.

The Haven Restaurant

2 out of 5

Same menu everyday

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Every person working on the ship was friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The cabin was great but it is right off the main pool. We could not use the balcony because it was loud. Also the shaded sun deck is right next to the cabin so everyone can see you on the balcony.

Ship tip

If possible don't go in the summer. We live in the south and we couldn't take the heat especially in Florence. It was dry heat drink plenty of water.

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Loved spending the night before the cruise in Civitavecchia. Great food and small market at night.

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Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Loved Croatia beautiful country. If your a Game of Thrones fan you will absolutely love this port.

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BAR, MONTENEGRO

1 out of 5

Idk why they stopped here.

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Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5

We walked around by ourselves with no tour. Easy walk around the city.

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Naples, Italy

3 out of 5

Very congested city.

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Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

We did the take a selfish tour it was awesome. Great tour of Florence. 35 min stop at the Pisa.

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

We were told we were the 1st group departing approximately 7am. They started disembarking at 6:00 am for our group.

7 Comments

GSpringer 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Awesome itinerary. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise!

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Jojojaka 2 years ago

I thought the food in the Haven on escape was the best I ever had. I never cared for lobster, till I tried in the Haven. We tried everything on the menu. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Cagney’s and Bayamo, Ocean Blue were very good too. It was a cruise from Port Canaveral.

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hamitime2211 2 years ago

Thanks. We are leaving in 3 weeks on the same cruise.

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GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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kef2016 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Sounds like you had a nice cruise for the most part. Great ship tip!

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