1st time cruising with NCL

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Norwegian Escape

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 30, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 15176

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I was so thrilled with our NCL experience! Cannot wait to travel with them again!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We signed up for an 11am arrival time. We did pay for the Priority Access (which I highly recommend). We were on the ship having lunch in under an hour.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was delicious! We’ve done 9 Carnival cruises…loved every single one…but I would say NCL food was better and you had way more options with the specialty restaurants.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Lots of trivia and games to participate in. I will say, Carnival does seem to take the win for entertainment, but that’s not our main interest so no complaints here!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Lots of trivia and games to participate in. I will say, Carnival does seem to take the win for entertainment, but that’s not our main interest so no complaints here!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
First time with a balcony!!! We will never go back!

Ship tip

Whatever you do, make a reservation for Choir of Man. This is the best show I’ve ever seen at sea.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easiest I’ve ever experienced!!!! The AI facial recognition for customs makes it so easy! Off the ship in 10 minutes flat.
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9 Comments

jeffburleson    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing! We are trying priority access in March and excited to hear you get on the ship quickly!

Ladyjunecliff    1 year ago

Thanks for your review glad you had a great cruise, starting with embarkation.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

maer17    1 year ago

Glad you loved the escape.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Be careful, if you try a suite it will be hard to return to the balcony.😎. We still mostly book a balcony, but for special occasions a suite is wonderful. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise.

Dumfy75    1 year ago

Loved the Escape and Choir of Man too! Glad you enjoyed your first NCL cruise

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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