Unfortunately, had to turn around and return to NY early due to weather and anchored in NY harbor for 3 days. Missed the best 2 stops and i do not believe we were fairly compensated for the loss. Ship is very loud even in room. Food is OK . Good servi

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

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2.7 out of 5
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Norwegian Escape

7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 10, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15784

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

Would never go on a NCL cruise again. Very poor onboard communication especially considering the port cancellations.. NCL app not the best.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Staff was a bit rude. Not our fault we sat on the bus at the airport for over an hour.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
OK. Most of the staff was EXCELLENT.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Mini golf was OK. Not much evening entertainment.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Choir of Man was EXCELLENT. Awful, really bad female singer in Manhattan room one evening. I felt sorry for her she was so bad. Did not offer much evening entertainment compared to other lines.

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
High level staff very unfriendly almost afraid to even have eye contact with guests but the rest of the staff was very good and friendly. Very nice and very hard working employees.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Yes, clean. Not many quiet areas. Very loud everywhere you went.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
very small had to live out of my suitcase very little closet room compared to other cruise lines. The TV never worked and every time I turned on the hair dryer it blew a fuse. The "upgraded" wifi was very poor.

Ship tip

Not much entertainment. When there was entertainment not nearly enough room for the amount of people. Poor quality music. Very poor reservation system for specialty dining rooms.

Ports of call

Newport, Rhode Island

4 out of 5
Walkable town. No excursions available that seemed worth the $$

Portland, Maine

3 out of 5
OK. No excursions. None available that seemed worth the $$

Bar Harbor, Maine Did not visit port

Unfortunately this port was cancelled due to weather.

Saint John, New Brunswick

3 out of 5
OK. Not a lot to do. No excursions available that seemed worth the $$

Halifax, Nova Scotia Did not visit port

Unfortunately this port was cancelled due to weather.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
"TERRIBLE" rating is being kind. The absolute worst experience of my life. The cruise sponsored airport transportation (which is not cheap) was utter chaos for over 2 hours. Finally got to airport gate with 10 minutes to spare. no one from the cruise line was around no one to answer any questions. Just AWFUL.
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