Norwegian Escape Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The adults only the Grotto on the 17 floor is amazing, and the pincho bar is a must try great vacation

My husband and I experienced this ship for the first time last week and WOW what a ship! We especially loved the grotto at Spice H2O and District Brew House for a good draft beer. Margaritaville had an indoor and outdoor atmosphere in two locations which was my personal favorite. Norwegian Cruise Line really did a great job with this one. We defiantly plan on sailing the Escape again.

Took my son for his graduation present & he absolutely loved it, as it was his first ever cruise, especially to this beautiful island. We enjoyed the food, pools & gambling….where my son won $800 so that was exciting. He's a growing boy so he loved the restaurants & the never ending buffet food. The water slides were amazing as well as pools & hot tubs. Will be back w hubby as soon as Covid is over. Only want to go to Bermuda since we just fell in love w the island & the people W

My favorite ship in the fleet! The crew on this ship is top notch. Spacious, clean, and plenty to do aboard this ship. The artwork on this and other ships in this class is breathtaking.

My family cruises on the Escape last March and absolutely loved everything about the ship. Crew was amazing and very helpful and accommodating. The ships its self has so much to offer for families. We enjoyed all of the shows, rope course, bowling, arcade and all of the other activities on board. Food was great and loved the margaritaville. Can’t wait to go back one day!

Cabin 16122 Haven Spa suite. Was simply the best. So cozy and quiet. Lots of space. Bathroom was huge. Balcony was perfect for breakfast on the water. Our concierge and butler were AMAZING!!

Loved this ship so much that I called our PCC from the ship and booked another cruise! Couldn't have picked better cabins so we re booked the same exact ones again! Perfect location on the ship and just the right size for us. Mini suite on deck 14 mid ship. Food was amazing, I think we did all the specialty resturants. My favorite was Bayamo 🍽. Drank in excess, ate way too much and had more fun than I ever imagined! Bermuda here we come!!!! Love the Escape 💜💛💚💙❤

Outstanding ship! Amazing crew! Amazing food! Very comfy and plenty of room in our balcony! Save your shopping for the sales listed in your itinerary daily, for example our port t-shirts went down from around $25 to $10 each!

Great cruise. The food was amazing in both the complimentary restaurants as well as the buffet. Never once did we find any issue with the food. Even better yet was the service we got from the staff. Our room steward was very friendly as was the staff all over the ship. One of the staff thanked me for being understanding of their policies and how polite I was with him. He mentioned that a lot of the cruisers were rude and kept arguing with staff members even though the staff were just following company policy. I explained to him that I am on vacation and there to have a good vacation. I have no reason to argue with how they are told to do their job. Even I found some of the people there on vacation to be rude and ignorant but all the staff I encountered and talked with were very pleasant and great to deal with. All in all it was a great cruise and a great week away from work.

first cruise! the ship was emmaculate! so clean...complimentary food was all great...we had a blast!! we loved the game shows! would definitely cruise with Norwegian again!

TODAY!!!!! 🍸🎉🍷🥂🍻🍺🥃🛳❤️. I can't believe the wait is over. Can you tell I'm looking forward to enjoying myself for a whole week! Enjoy fellow cruisers.

It was nice, but I will not go on the Escape again due to the smoking. The food was good. The staff was friendly. The ship was beautiful. I have been on several ships and I don't know why the smokers had the best bar overlooking the pool.

It was nice except for service in that area. Was not pleased with service I recieved at the casino bar as well. I cruised on the getaway last year and the service was excellent.

I was a passenger on the Sept 23 sailing of the NCL Escape. I enjoyed the food whether it was at the buffet, or one of the free dining rooms. Cagney’s steak house was fantastic. I found the Manhattan room a little loud and the selections from the menu different. This was our least liked meal on the ship. I don’t spend much time around the pool areas. I did find the grotto area in the H2O spice quite surprising and cool. I also tried the tube ride and as long as the line was short (6-20) the wait worked for me. I do like activities. There was plenty to go around during the day but you needed to be interested. I like to participate in the trivia. There was general, music, big bang, and harry potter. I was a participant in two wins and received beer cozies. There were other games like scattegories and win, lose or draw or Sudoku . I did not participate in all but it kept me busy. The library area had games, cards, daily trivia, daily sudoku, and chess if looking for other activities. Shopping was on my list of things to do. The first two ports of call at Honduras and Belize were surprisingly low on shopping establishments. Belize had a beautiful pool and beach area. Costa Maya and Cozumel had better deals and had more shops. As for entertainment, don’t miss the brat pack for the record. The comedians were very funny. The Dueling piano’s were fantastic as well, they play your request and more. Although I did not get any of my choices played, you could hear songs by Louis Armstrong, Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, or even Outkast. They have a lounge for Karaoke. You would think that over 9600 selections would be enough. There was no Bon Jovi or Paul Simon. In a lounge that is called 5 o’clock somewhere there is only two Jimmy Buffet selections. Only two from Katy Perry as well. So you may need to dig deep to find songs to sing. There is a truckload of Beatles, I also found an obscure Dr Hook song “On the cover of the rolling Stone. I also found some nice R.E.M, Losing My Religion. The ship is very large. You can meet someone interesting and not see them the rest of the cruise. The atrium area is where many of the nightly cruise activities take place. Lip Sync, Newly wed game, room singing competition, dance competition and other events took place there. Bottom line is this area is too small and if you don’t stake a seat early you will 5 or 6 deep in the crowd and decide to do something else. The Casino was another matter. I don’t mind playing a little on the one armed bandits or some blackjack. For the most part it is a smoking casino with a small area for non smokers but I kept clear. I know others that braved the area and got sick from the smoking there. John

Got engaged in the Manhattan restaurant. This was my boyfriend now fiancé first cruise and won't be his last. This was my 2nd Norwegian cruise and I can't wait to go on another one. I could easily do a 15 day cruise next.

My first NCL cruise. Will cruise again with NCL. Trying to do business in the Future Cruise desk was almost impossible because of the loud music in the Atrium

Beautiful ship, we have a great time on NCL Escape , great water park ,kids club staff very good, food as good but same every day definitely we going out on this ship again!!

Wonderful experience! Beautiful ship! Friendly staff! Definitely 5 stars. The food was AMAZING! The Brat Pack was great! The cast is so talented! Drinks were good. Go see Ali in the Mixx bar! He's the best. Also Venus in Le Bistro if you want wonderful service. Tip her good😊😊😊. Overall this was an amazing cruise. We will sail Norwegian again for sure ❤️❤️❤️🛳🛳🛳

It was NOT love at first sight with the NCL Escape. I've never been on a cruise ship that I didn't like, but I didn't love the Escape either. There are a few noteworthy, impressive aspects of the Escape : • This is a huge ship, and both embarkation and disembarkation where extremely fast and smooth. • It's new and well maintained. • The NCL crew is very gracious and accommodating. Exceptionally so, really. • The 'included' food was plentiful and high quality. • Cabins are well laid out, attractive with large bathrooms and showers. • On a ship this size, there's always something to do. Activities were many, varied and a lot of fun. • At night, the back of ship has a high tech party venue that has a lot of well-planned, fun (but oh-so-crowded) parties. • NCL’s “freestyle” cruising is very enjoyable makes packing easier and lighter. It’s nice not having to dress up every night for dinner if you don’t want to. But some will not like dining next to those in shorts and t-shirts. And here’s where the Escape misses the mark: • The ship's public areas are extremely CROWDED. Always and everywhere (except in port). • Far too much of the ship has extra fees attached. • While the extra-fee venues generate revenue for NCL, they seriously take away from public areas for passengers. Many of these pay-venues are not well attended and force the masses into smaller spaces. For example, Margaritaville, a large venue with prime ship real estate was only open from 12 to 5 pm and probably had 40 tables. Never did I see more than a dozen people therein. The ship’s for-fee large thermal suite ($200 for 7 days and about half the size of the Manhattan dining room) is beautiful and overlooks the bow of the ship with beautiful panoramic views, but can only be enjoyed by those who fork over big bucks. • Relaxing public areas are few and far between. • Much entertainment was over-controlled by NCL. Almost all shows where indicating "standby" only, but for the 3 production shows I attended, the theater was never more than a third filled. Such a shame and a waste of some excellent entertainment and passengers’ cruise value. • The main Manhattan dining room consistently had music that was way too loud. Live background music is nice, but singers and shows really don't belong in a dining room. • The outside decks are very poorly designed and unattractive. There's ONE pool on board for adults that is TINY and jam-packed. There's a kid pool that many adults had to use. The jogging track is miniscule for such a large ship. • The 'waterfront' is also a good idea, but too much of it is reserved for sparsely used for for-fee space. I never saw many people enjoying it. • The multi-story Ropes Course takes up A LOT of real estate, and I could count the number of people I saw using it on ONE hand and have fingers left over. • NCL has an app that is supposedly interactive with information about the ships venues and activities. It never updates and has you refer to the daily printed activity guide for most information. The account info was often WRONG. You can't book shows with it. For $10, it assigns you a phone number for calling and texting while on-board. We were a group a 10 and it's a GREAT idea for keeping in contact while onboard, but it rarely worked. Messages weren't delivered, and it couldn't find your contacts on board. Totally useless. We gave up after a day or two and asked for our money back. The staff lamented and admitted the app's many flaws. • The cabins didn't have much storage. There are no drawers, and the closet is very small and difficult to access. • In the cabin, the noise of neighboring vacuum-flushing-toilets is pervasive and annoying. The skinny: NCL's Escape is big in size, but NCL’s greed is obviously much bigger and clearly their biggest priority. Royal Caribbean's big ships are more attractive and better planned with much more public space and options. The superlative NCL staff makes most of the cramped quarters, but I always felt like I was being squeezed for space or money—and usually both.

Overall, we were extremely happy. My husband will not cruise any other way now after staying in the Haven. It was great. Our birthday cruise was the most amazing ever.