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Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 3.8
Author: CindyGfromSC

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

CindyGfromSC

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 30, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin number: 5100

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Summary, their app is a joke. I missed my Princess medallions :)

Embarkation

4 out of 5

With all the people getting on this cruise and needing a wheelchair, it went faster than expected.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

No real complaints about the food. Service was a bit off in the main dining rooms of Savor and Taste. Several times the salt and pepper was out and they brought new shakers and grinder and those were out too. Food was OK but nothing to WOW me. We preferred the service and atmosphere of the Manhattan Room.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Choir of Man was great!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our room steward was outstanding. No real complaints on the other personnel. Felt a bit understaffed in the bars with the holiday crowd.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cleanliness was find. I did miss the big wide open atrium area. Didn't get that "wow" feeling when you walk on an can see a wide open space with glass elevators and a view of multiple decks. Everything felt squished and comparmentalised.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin 11838. Cabin steward was great. Had better beds in 2020 on a different ship. Pillows left alot to be desired. First time asking for a mattress topper after 8 other cruises.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

4 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

1 out of 5

They cancelled this port due to sea condition. Heard they had not ported in the 3 previous week either.

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Very chaotic. Couldn't find my luggage. Porters tried to help in that area. Other terminal personnel not so helpful. Wanted me to go check each colored luggage area. Nope! I filled out a lost luggage report. Turns out a man from Hawaii picked up my bag by accident. He was nice enough to return via Fedex.

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Other reviews of this sailing

A very nice cruise

Twice in one year on Escape

Norwegian Escape December 30, 2023- January 6,2024