An OK cruise

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 3.3
Author: rdbat10

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

rdbat10

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 01, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10290

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Think twice before sailing on this ship. The food is fair, entertainment poor and the ship is very congested.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

crowded. Food quality was fair

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

entertainment was poor quality. Not funny comedians. No Broadway shows. I've cruised 24 times and never had to make reservations for entertainment.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

fair. I was consistently repulsed by the effeminate cruise director and his staff. They pantomimed various sex acts during the Best couple entertainment session across from guest relations

Children's Programs

What an assinine question. We were a party of two. No children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Never saw room steward until about day 3

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

ship is so chopped up that finding your way was difficult.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Bathroom door would not stay closed. Lavatory faucet would not mix hot and cold properly. Cabin floor sloped upward to the sliding balcony door causing several stumbles. And, this was a handicap accessible stateroom?

Ship tip

Don't

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New York, New York

4 out of 5

Newport, Rhode Island

4 out of 5

Portland, Maine

4 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

4 out of 5

Saint John, New Brunswick

4 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Worst I have ever had. We carried our luiggage off ourselves to make a city tour. NCL had the line snaking around the ship amid an assemblage of chairs and tables marking the way. It was apparent that they had no plan to make disembarkation easy. We walked around that deck about 3 times before we could get off. Everyone was fussing about the long lines and the "Corn Maze" we had to navigate. My wife is mobility challenged and this was extremely hard for her.

11 Comments

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