Ports wonderful; Ship disappointing

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 3.2
Author: resmith79240773

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

resmith79240773

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Vote: 1

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

Sail date: September 05, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10196

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 days ago

Review summary

This Norwegian cruise was not up to par with others I have been on. Ship too crowded. Cheaped out on little things (like salt & pepper shakers in the buffets).

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Buffets were grossly over-crowded; speciality dining rooms had limited options that were repetitive and disappointing.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Did not participate.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Shows were pretty awful (especially ABBA).

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Room steward was great; waiters were overwhelmed by too many passengers on board.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Our cruise embarked and disembarked passengers at almost every port. This created some confusion and delays. We did not know about this in advance.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

4 out of 5

Cagliari, Sardinia

1 out of 5

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5

Barcelona, Spain

4 out of 5

Cannes, France

5 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Ports wonderful; Ship disappointing

Overall rating:

Review summary

Embarkation

Ship experiences

Ship tip

Ports of call

Disembarkation

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