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Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 3.3
Author: mjscuto

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

mjscuto

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 10, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12144

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

if you like to stand in lines then this is the cruise for you. the entire 7 days were too crowded with lots of lines to wait in

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

food at “complimentary” venues was adequate. i would say a bit above McDonalds. the specialty restaurants were very good.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

everything was too crowded to participate in

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

service was great

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

the ship was too crowded, the amenities could not handle the crowds. the ship was clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

cabin was clean and had plenty of room

Ship tip

DONT SAIL ON THIS SHIP

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Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5

dirty and overcrowded

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George Town, Grand Cayman

2 out of 5

dirty and over crowded

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Ocho Rios, Jamaica

4 out of 5

not as crowded but the tour was cut short because the bus driver wanted to take everyone shopping so our time at the beach was cut short

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

4 out of 5

this was the best stop. crowded but not as bad as other stops and we could stay as long as we wanted. lines too long though.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

on our own

Traveler Photos

12 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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RenaC 8 months ago

We’re leaving on our first cruise Saturday. Norwegian Escape 😞

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Sogmoore 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Remuel016 9 months ago

So what can you expect from a Cruise ship with more than 4200+ Guests capacity? Long lines and Overcrowding is not new to many, If you dont like Long lines and Overcrowding then considered cruiselines with smaller ships, Definitely NCL is not for you as well as Carnival, MSC and Royal Carribean since these Cruiseline operators operates ships with more than 4000-6500 full guest capacity,

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byhisgrace 9 months ago

Yikes 😳 sorry

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Gwbigdog 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 9 months ago

I’m sure many people will book this cruise to stand in line

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Dumfy75 9 months ago

You didn’t enjoy Choir of Man or the Syd Norman’s band or the guy in District Brew House or any of the other entertainment? Hope you enjoy future cruises better

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cruising2004 9 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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HeavySeas 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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karlgrgurich 9 months ago

Eek. Sure hope your next experience is much better

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Lounray 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

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