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Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Norwegian Escape

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

Sail date: August 21, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9802

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

Would definitely cruise Norwegian again. Loved it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was rough because it was so hot and the line was long. Key learning….choose either first board time or last board time. Otherwise it was smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The meats at Moderna were a little dry, but the appetizer buffet was excellent. Ambience was great.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Walked jogging track.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Fantastic. Every staff member we encountered was great….helpful, nice, friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Yes.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Fixed light switch right away. One of the curtain hangers was out of its track and never fixed. Announcements were too muffled because speakers were not working in the room.

Ship tip

Don’t stay in a room above a nightclub..could get very loud.

Ports of call

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY

5 out of 5
Loved Trieste.

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5
Took the shuttle. A lot of history (and an Indian Motorcycle Museum!)

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5
Took the hop on hop off bus. It was great.

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5
Walked and took the Barraka lift.

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

5 out of 5
Took a pizza making class at Mammina’s. It was great!

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Excursion…Took a hop on hop off…it was beautiful!

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Excursion…Walking tour in Florence and on our own in Pisa. Absolutely beautiful!

Cannes, France

5 out of 5
On our own. Took a trolley around town. Beautiful!

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5
On our own. Walked around and enjoyed beverages at a little restaurant.

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Stayed a couple of extra nights and it was beautiful.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
A little confusing. We didn’t know anything about a color tag. The only tag we had was from embarking, and that wasn’t a color for debarking.
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11 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Ladyjunecliff     3 months ago

Sounds like a fabulous cruise! The first time we had disembarkation instructions, I sorta messed it up. Got it next time! Thanks for all your comments.

Sogmoore     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Dumfy75     3 months ago

Nice itinerary! We loved the Escape too it’s a great ship.

enjoyurdaysmile     3 months ago

10 ports. That's fantastic and glad you had a good time

TiffyTaffy     3 months ago

Glad aside from a few mishaps, you enjoyed your cruise. Thanks for sharing.

RC2cruises     3 months ago

Disembarkation information on Norwegian, including tag information, is left in your cabin a couple of days before. Usually with the Freestyle Daily. They give you a lot of papers during the week so maybe you missed it.

natelorip     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing. Glad you had a great time despite a few hiccups.

javawoody     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

HeavySeas     3 months ago

Awesome.....thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

cruising2004     3 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise! Thank you for your review.

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