Long planned missing Port Cruise

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

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4.1 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: 9290

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This New England trip was two years in the making for me because of covid last year. Overall I was happy to be on vacation but I did not like spending two days in the Hudson River next to the Verrazano bridge due to Hurricane Lee. We missed two nice ports of call and only receive $50 back each. The chefs of the buffets and restaurants are excellent. The show choir of man was excellent. Portland Maine has some to be desired because it's an old city with its typical people problems and worn down buildings. The tenders were hot until you got moving and probably could use fans internally. I would rather see more of mid and northern Maine, scenic areas and Canada then the southern areas closer to New York City.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Fairly well embarkation, always crowded and confusion on first day anyways

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All food was excellent

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Jogging track

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Choir of man was excellent

Children's Programs

I'm one of the lucky not to have kids, I'm still living like a kid at 59

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Service overall was great

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The layout of the Escape is great, they could do an excellent job if they do a complete cleaning in the bathrooms especially any under toilet seat odor

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
For the price the room was okay but when you've eaten too much and can't sleep nothing is big enough and need to get out and walk around to get coffee or stretch in the early morning hours.

Ship tip

There are almost too many things to see and learn in a 7-Day first sailing experience so try to plan ahead so you're not rushed on the ship and enjoy your experience

Ports of call

Newport, Rhode Island

4 out of 5

Portland, Maine

3 out of 5

Saint John, New Brunswick

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Sorry you missed ports of call.

javawoody    1 year ago

Sorry you missed ports, hurricanes don’t usually impact the northern cruises.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Sorry you missed ports due to the hurricane. Thank you for sharing your experience.

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