A taste of Europe

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
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Norwegian Escape

11 Night Mediterranean: Spain Italy Greece & France (Barcelona To Venice)

Sail date: May 05, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 26 days ago

Review summary

The cruise served a purpose but I will find another option next time. Too many people, not enough time in ports and the excursion staff needs some serious coaching.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Super easy with making an appointment time

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Dinning efforts went into the specialty restaurants, they were good. Buffets were lack luster.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We did not participate in many activities. The adult only pool was a nice option.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We saw one show, The Choir Men, and it was very entertaining.

Children's Programs

Did not bring littles

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Everyone we came into contact with was very helpful and kind. Excluding the shore excursion staff.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The vibration of the ship in our cabin was horrible. We were aft and on deck 15. Aft Dinning rooms were intense as well.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
The cabin was incredibly small for a balcony cabin. 6 inches separated my son and I with his feet hanging off the bed made it hard to negotiate moving around.

Ship tip

Be prepared to walk! Lots of stairs, big ship with a ton of people trying to use the elevators.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Love Barcelona. Hop on and off bus.

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5

Cannes, France

5 out of 5
Walking day

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

1 out of 5
Love Florence! However, We paid for an excursion through the ship. It was canceled and we were not alerted. We had to plan the whole day at the last minute and did not see what we came to see.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

1 out of 5
Not enough time spent in port.

Naples, Italy

1 out of 5
Not enough time in port

Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5
Malta was a great surprise. Hop on hop off bus.

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5
No excursion.

Dubrovnik, Croatia

3 out of 5
Not enough time in port. Excursion through the ship. Most of the time on tour was traveling.

Split, Croatia

3 out of 5
No excursion.

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY

1 out of 5
Don’t be fooled into thinking you will see Venice unless you do this on your own. Trieste is a 3 hour bus ride from Venice. Very deceiving!

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Waited for 30 minutes just to get into an elevator. Had to find luggage, one was missing, missed our connection.
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