Good Cruise but could have been better in some areas

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 4.3
Author: kevinmcg73

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review

kevinmcg73

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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

Sail date: May 05, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 15158

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Second time with NCL, I think I would try a different cruise line next time

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth embarkation at Barcelona, arrived at Terminal at 11.15am and was sitting at bar for 12.00pm

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

O'Sheehan's Bar and Grill

4 out of 5

Bar was excellent but sometimes restaurant overcrowded and staff struggled

District Brew House

1 out of 5

Was really looking forward to this as love my craft beer but at least half the draft taps were not working, with no IPA and one third of bottles advertised not available. Also entertainment in here very poor

Le Bistro

5 out of 5

High quality, my favourite restaurant

Bayamo by Ocean Blue

5 out of 5

Excellent quality of food

Food Republic

5 out of 5

Excellent

The Cellars - A Michael Mondavi Family Wine Bar

5 out of 5

Loved it - great service and excellent choices

Moderno Churrascaria

3 out of 5

Some of the meats not cooked to my liking

Cagney's Steakhouse

5 out of 5

Outstanding food

American Diner

4 out of 5

Had lunch here, limited menu but good food

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Mini Golf

3 out of 5

A little bit bland

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Headliners Comedy Club

2 out of 5

Duelling pianos were a disappointment, a number of times took my money and did not play the songs requested

Escape Theater

5 out of 5

Choir of Man and this one’s for you group were outstanding

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY

5 out of 5

Valletta, Malta

4 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

3 out of 5

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

4 out of 5

Cannes, France

4 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Split, Croatia

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Awful disembarkation at Venice, everyone corralled into one area then all had to try and get out one door with luggage - this included people in wheelchairs and with walkers, a complete shambles

8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Sogmoore 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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natelorip 6 months ago

Thanks for the detailed review. Glad you had a good time.

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Gwbigdog 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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cruising2004 6 months ago

Glad you had a nice cruise. Thank you for your review.

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HeavySeas 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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bubbles60 6 months ago

Wonderful itinerary. Hope you had a great trip.

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