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Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
Norwegian Escape

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

Sail date: March 04, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9752

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Very nice ship. Entertainment was great! Staff was awesome! Food was mediocre. Pool was extremely crowded. Deal or No Deal and Bingo were very pricey. The general entertainment on the ship (not venues) were very good. The venues (Howl at the Moon and comedy shows) were excellent.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Efficient, but long with that many people

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Sit down restaurants were mediocre. We were unable to enjoy specialty dining due to illness on nights of reservation, so unable to rate them.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Only did the Horus. Pool was very crowded.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All entertainment was fantastic.

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff were all extremely friendly, nice and helpful. Very impressive! Our room steward was fabulous!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was exceptionally clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
There was more room than I expected and plenty of storage (cupboards, etc). The balcony was great. The shower was very good.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5
Departed and returned here

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

3 out of 5
Went to the “Emotions” resort. Was not worth the price. Tons of vendors walking around bugging you every few minutes to buy stuff (rocks, jewelry, hats, foot massages etc.) This was pretty annoying.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Went to Coral reef. It was small, but cool and had a wonderful beach.

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

2 out of 5
Docked so early that most shops were closed and it was a very short stop.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5
Beautiful beach!!!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Very crowded, but went well
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

enjoyurdaysmile    1 year ago

Yes, Bingo has become very pricey. Yrs ago, they had the hand held electronics and that was fun..my husband enjoyed it. We went to Deal or Not Deal and it was fun...these were on other Norwegian ships. Glad you enjoyed the cruise.

BiddySue711    1 year ago

Thanks for the review, interesting to know how much bingo was…..someone else mentioned it was expensive..

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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