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

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 12
Helpful Votes: 190

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Norwegian Escape

7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 08, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15154

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I am a firm believer in you choose your attitude, and that predicts your time. Did some things go wrong, sure, but that did not ruin the cruise. We had a great time. NCL's Free at Sea speaks to us and we like what it says, others may not like it, we hope you find a vacation that speaks to you.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Full ship but we had priority boarding made it easy on by 11:30.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Went to all main DRs they were great. Went to 4 specialty and food and service were amazing. Buffet was crowded, too crowded to go more than once.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The large crowds made some activities feel cramped, we went to some but opted to go to Library and play our own games

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Choir of Man is best show I have ever seen! We went twice. Singer in District, Bradley Sinclair from The Voice, was fun and very talented, he also did a Rat Pack show in the Supper Club.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
I know everyone misses the turn-down service but I'm an adult I can turn my bed down. Ian did everything we asked. There was some issue with a door magnet we use, so we kept it in our room.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Been on the Escape 3 times still love it.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We still had a Spa Balcony since we purchased before they changed classifications. Spacious and comfortable, great sleeping.

Ship tip

Educate yourself by reading everything on NCL.com about your ship, and your cruise. Book all you can as soon as you can.

Ports of call

New York, New York

2 out of 5
Our least favorite port to Embark from, and we were born there.

Newport, Rhode Island

5 out of 5
First time here tour was interesting about the lives of the wealthy in the Gilded Age.

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5
Acadia NP was beautify even without much in the way of fall colors.

Saint John, New Brunswick

5 out of 5
The reversing falls is a wonder to see.

Halifax, Nova Scotia Did not visit port

Hail kept is on the ship.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

woody20    1 year ago

Well said. I agree!

Dumfy75    1 year ago

Apart from the fact I totally agree with you on how great the Escape and Choir of Man are, I also find your attitude really refreshing, thanks!

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you had a wonderful time on your cruise. Great review and ship tip! Thank you for sharing.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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