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Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Norwegian Escape

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 23, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10549

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

This cruise was one of my BEST and I've been on over 20. The Studio cabins and our own personal cruise director for SOLO Travelers was great. The Eastern Caribbean was beautiful but I think I prefer Western side! All in all the dining, entertainment was Excellent!

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Need better info ahead of time as to where the NCL Transport desk is. The reps that were supposed to be at the baggage claim area were hard to find.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dining was top notch and the specialy restaurants excelled with the exception of La Cucina (sub-par Italian).

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Spa, Dancing lessons, Kareoke, trivia contests

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All were excellent! Especially Choir of Man!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
All waiters and bar staff were peresanble, friendly and made me feel welcome! Room steward was sub par, forgetting to replenish towels, not checking room but once a day, etc.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Norwegian Escape is nicest I've been on so far!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Studio was perfect for SOLO Traveler!

Ship tip

Make your specialty dining reservations FIRST DAY! They fill up fast!

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5
Bus transfer to terminal a little uncomfortable but otherwise okay.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas Did not visit port

Stop cancelled due to high sea swells (Could not tinder)

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Port was very nice. I slept in and skipped my excursion.

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

4 out of 5
Beautiful port, friendly shop owners!

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Beauty. City tour and beach resort excursion waas very informative and relaxing.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Wish I had known it would be hours before my group coould dis embark. Went pretty smoothly after leaving ship to bus and airport.
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