Extremely crowded cruise

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 3.9
Author: sueandbillm

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

sueandbillm

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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7 Night Caribbean: Great Stirrup Cay & Dominican Republic (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 25, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11802

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We will never go on a large ship again. There were times you couldn’t move - elevators were always packed and you would have to wait for several to even get one. Drinking is 😳 It was definitely a “party atmosphere “.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

It was good because we were able to board early.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

SO many people it was impossible to even get near the pools

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The Choir of Mann was incredible

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our ship steward was wonderful as was the staff in the dining rooms

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Clean but if you are going to have almost 5000 people on board you need to have moire pool area

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Very good

Ship tip

If nthe ship is totally booked it will be EXTREMELY crowded

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Ports of call

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Poor communicationWith almost 5000 people leaving the ship you have to plan ahead to even get an elevator

5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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BiddySue711 1 year ago

Thanks for review, most ships are at full capacity

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your details.Bigger isn’t always better. Sorry you were disappointed.

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Crew Staff Excellent....Ship is well maintained by didn't care fore the layout.

Very crowded cruise