surprisingly disappointed in the ship

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4.4
Author: unsinkablejme

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review

unsinkablejme

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 01, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9419

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Great to sail out of New York, the final two ports were great, the food wasn't any good.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The food was mediocre and limited in choice. I was disappointed because I have sailed on this ship before and it is so different. It makes me wonder if they have a different head of dining

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Everything was too crowded to be able to attend anything. There was never any place to sit and if we wanted to just sit and play a game somewhere there weren't even any places for that.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Disappointed at the lack of places to just sit. My family always brings board games with us and the only places to play were in the buffet which was always pretty crowded.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Completely serviceable, pretty far to get to it lol. We could hear them lifting and dropping the anchor. It was quite loud.

Ship tip

I would choose another ship after this sailing. The first time was great. This time was at best mediocre

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Newport, Rhode Island

5 out of 5

Short day in Port made even shorter by having to wait an hour and a half in line to get back on the tender to return to the ship. Not worth getting off the ship.

Thumbs Up 0

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

I loved Nova Scotia so much that I'd like to go take an actual vacation there

Thumbs Up 0

Saint John, New Brunswick

5 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

Nothing much to do