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Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
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Norwegian Escape

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

Sail date: May 21, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 15770

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was a good cruise option if you enjoy the beach life!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick & Smith process!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food and drinks were very good and a great value when purchasing the upgraded premium packages.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Casino & Thermal Spa was excellent!

Entertainment

Reservations were all booked up

Children's Programs

No children on this trip with us.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
The Spa massage staff that assisted My Mother in law was very pushy and pressured her into purchasing things she did not want, even after being told multiple times she was not interested.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This cabin space was very nice and I enjoyed the larger bathroom with the double sink and shower jets.

Ship tip

This ship is great for families that have children and older members alike vacationing.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

We flew into Miami the night before and explored.

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
This port was great! It was very clean and the Buggies excursion was fantastic!!

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

1 out of 5
I did not feel safe at this port, it was not clean, and the quality of the activities was very limited. I wish we would have spend less time here and visited one of the other USVI.

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5
What kind people on this island. We actually hailed a taxi independently and took a 2 hour private tour for 1/4 of the price of what was being offered on the boat.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

3 out of 5
This was a nice island, but we wish there were more jet ski reservations available because there really wasn't much else for us to do.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
This was a terrible experience. We purchased the Priority Access package and was supposed to have first on and first off the boat access, but instead it took us significantly more time to get off the boat. We stood in a very long line after being packed in the Escape Theater (which smelled of urine), only to find that most of the non-Vip members had been disembarked from the boat long before we were.
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7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

byhisgrace    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your comments. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

cdavid46    1 year ago

Thanks for the review and glad you enjoyed your cruise. But, I am surprised by the comments on Charlotte Amalie. We have always enjoyed St. Thomas and never felt “unsafe”. Hopefully it will get back to how it used to be!

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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