Great trip in general

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Norwegian Escape

10 Night Greek Isles: Italy France & Greece (Barcelona To Trieste)

Sail date: June 23, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15190

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

I would take a shorter cruise next time. All in all a good experience.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Good.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Specialty restaurants are wonderful, especially Cagney's, Le Bistro, and Ocean. Teppanyaki was also good, fun show, very good food.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The boat was so crowded it was difficult to even get in the hot tub. The pool was very small for so many people. Lines to play bocce, rope climbing, mini golf were so long. Too many people on the boat. Overcrowded. A lot is offered, but it's not easy to participate!!!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The Choir of Man show was fantastic. Thoroughly enjoyed it. The rest of the shows I saw were average (ABBA, DIVA).

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service, helpful, very hardworking

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship needs to be remodeled as far as decoration. Very outdated, especially in the rooms.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Very outdated decor, but clean The bed was hard. Too hard.

Ship tip

Plan the trip wisely ahead of time. Also, Europe is extremely HOT in the summer, which makes touring unbearable at times.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Cannes, France

5 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

4 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

5 out of 5

Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

1 out of 5
This was a horrible disappointment. Corfu is falling apart. Old, destitute. Skip Corfu. Spend 2 days in the Rome or Naples stops. There should be a shuttle to the town. The tour was extremely unorganized, and it was so hot standing there in the sun. There should be an overhead awning from the boat to the transportation area.

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5
Absolutely gorgeous. Lovely place! Want to return.

Split, Croatia

5 out of 5
Another charming place!

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Good, but I don't understand why Norwegian doesn't have shuttle rides to the train station. It was crazy to get transportation to the train station.
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9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Sogmoore     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     5 months ago

Appreciate the feedback

natelorip     5 months ago

Glad you had a good time. Thanks for sharing.

Dumfy75     5 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Last time we stopped in Corfu was late 2022 and our experience was nothing like yours, sorry you didn’t enjoy it.

bubbles60     5 months ago

Wonderful itinerary! Sorry you were disappointed in Corfu. It was nice when we were there a couple of years ago.

cruising2004     5 months ago

Thank you for your review.

HeavySeas     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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