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Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4.8
Author: TravelTaurus

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review

TravelTaurus

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 10

Helpful Votes: 129

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 01, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12722

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

With any cruise go with the flow! Things happen like fog. It's out of everyone's control so don't spin out of control

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Embarkation was for the most part very good. But, we were told to sit in section C and the guy in that section told us to sit in Section D because it was all one section. We were genuinely confused also because we got boarding cards with a group number but we had the Priority Access which was called before the group number we had on the card.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Garden Café

5 out of 5

Always busy but never had a long wait for anything, food was very good. Service was great and always was able to get a window seat.

Food Republic

5 out of 5

This was my first time at this restaurant and the food and service were good. I had gotten the Dumplings but It was not good very mushy but everything else was amazing.

Sugarcane Mojito Bar

5 out of 5

Excellent get the flight!

Taste

5 out of 5

We weren't going to do a MDR this cruise due to the horrible experience on our last one but I'm glad we went it was AMAZING! Night and day!

Dolce Gelato

5 out of 5

When it was open we got Macaroons that were perfect!

Atrium Bar

5 out of 5

Drinks were super strong!!! Bartenders were quick.

La Cucina

5 out of 5

The food was AMAZING! The waitress was really nice but could tell she was new or over worked or both. We found out that the dining package had changed to where we got one less course and the waitress was kind enough to get that extra course for us.

O'Sheehan's Bar and Grill

5 out of 5

Quick fast always reliable for good food.

Moderno Churrascaria

5 out of 5

A great experience as always. Good food Good service

District Brew House

5 out of 5

When it was open it was great service was a bit slow but the drinks and ambiance was great!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Always something to do!

Mandara Spa & Salon

5 out of 5

The spa was wonderful we did the thermal suite and it was worth every penny! The only downside was that some of the jets in the thermal pool were not working but it wasn't crowded so you got to use the other ones!

Ropes Course

5 out of 5

It was great! Love the multiple levels! I wish all the ziplines were open all the time but the full course was never open due to maintenance

Mini Golf

5 out of 5

Very interesting not too challenging

Entertainment

5 out of 5

WOW WOW WOW!! The Choir of Man is a MUST!!!!

Spice H20

3 out of 5

The views were amazing and loved that it was adult only. HATED the waterfall wasn't at least warmed.

Headliners Comedy Club

5 out of 5

These drinks were good and the shows were great.

The Supper Club

5 out of 5

100% worth it we did 2 shows of it with the same meals!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Always a smiling face willing to help!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

They wiped down everything! I'm surprised they didn't run out of cleaning supplies.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The cabin was nice and spacious. However, it was the first time with a forward balcony, and we were woken up several times with the anchor being dropped for tender ports and serious vibrations of the forward engines. While docking.

Ship tip

Do the little thing as well as the big things. They had serveal game shows in the Atrium that we didn't think we would enjoy and did

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Newport, Rhode Island

5 out of 5

Tendering took a while. The wait for a tender back to the port as at least 1.5 hours (the longest we heard). Port itself was fine. Note they use the lifeboats for tendering.

Thumbs Up 0

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

Portland was good but the only thing that there was to do in the immediate area was to ride the train which was nice. But people were on without buying tickets which was annoying for those of us that did buy tickets.

Thumbs Up 0

Saint John, New Brunswick

5 out of 5

Honestly, people were nice and the terminal was nice. There is a container city right next to the port with some shops and stuff. But that's about it. The fog made for w serine calm effect.

Thumbs Up 0

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

My Favorite port! When you pull into the port it's very indurialized. But when you get out and walk a bit down the pier it is so nice and there are different foods and local places to visit. People were out of this world accommodating. I would 100% do this port again!

Thumbs Up 1

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5

Tender was much better. People were nice contrary to popular belief. The fog rolled in as we were leaving and delayed our departure.

Thumbs Up 0

New York, New York

5 out of 5