Norwegian Escape Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The ship was very nice and spotless.  The dining selection was great and there were plenty of bars. The staff was both friendly and professional. The ropes course and water slides were fun.  We won't sail on a ship this size again any time soon. For the first time in many cruises we felt crowded.  The fitness facility and pools were too small for a large ship. 

Food was good. There are three dining rooms serving dinner, inc. Manhattan dr has entertainment which we enjoyed. All three has the same menu, and of course the buffet. One evening was seafood nite at the buffet (yum). Great water park with slides and much more.

For my first time on a cruise, I'd have to say the Norwegian Escape along with it's courteous staff delivered a wonderful experience for both my wife and myself. Naturally, as a skeptical person I always  kept my guard up to ensure I didn't spend more than I bargained for on this cruise. You can enjoy the cruise without spending a dime, but if you intend on taking excursions and enjoying your time at the various ports, buying on site vs in advanced proved to be a far cheaper and practical method to enjoying our time. Keeping on schedule and in attendance with the various activities can at times feel like chasing multiple rabbits at one time. I'd suggest taking your time and planning your activities and meal schedule a day in advance.

This was our first Norwegian Cruise. Liked the freestyle cruising with a multitude of dining options and the food was exceptional. The Frankie Valli "oh what a night" show was great and the performers top rate. The other shows "After Midnight" and

"the Brat Pack" were not to our taste liking but the performers were very good. Our excursion in St Thomas (St John Champagne Sail & Snorkle) was wonderful. The Tortola By Land and Sea was just ok. Would definitely recommend Norwegian for a family and friends casual cruise experience. Will be taking another Norwegian cruise in the near future. Our steward made our experience thoroughly enjoyable.

The food was wonderful, we ate at Cagney's Steak House, the steak was tender and had a great flavor. The other restaurants were just as good, including the  main dining areas.

The entertainment was not what I like to see or hear, needs improvement.

The music played through out the ship was not my taste either, the worst was at the buffet in the morning, trying to wake up and listening to loud screaming music was more than I could bear. I took my food and went to the pool area to eat.

I have been on many cruises and by far the employees are the friendliest and most accommodating I have ever encountered. Big thumbs up!

The excursions were top notch, all the guides spoke good English and where educated on the history of St. Thomas and Tortola also very accommodating.

Last thing is still NO Coke products!!!!!!!!

I would recommend this ship.

Having been on over 40+ cruises, the thing I like the most about this ship (NCL Escape) was the ship experience. There was something for everyone to do during the day and also in the evening.

Our time onboard was amazing ... Friendly welcome as we embarked...And an amazing goodbye as we left ! The Captain was there to say thank you to each passenger. Never ever had that happen before. It's great when a crew makes you feel welcomed vs. you are their job ... There was even space for me to do yoga on the balcony !! 

Favorite part = ability to relax around pool and meet new people.  Enjoyed getting to know the bartenders, wait staff and numerous others.

Improvement =  More variety on the buffet whether it be changed up a bit daily or nightly would be nice.  Only ate breakfast and 2 lunches through buffet.  

Recommend = Would highly recommend cruise line and the Escape.  Haven't stopped sharing all the fun with everyone I know.

The cruise was great, food was great and ports of call were amazing. Only disappointment was the pools on the boat. Only  1 pool for adults and was so packed we never went into it the entire week. They should add a pool to the H2O club on deck 17.

I thought it would be nice to go on a big cruise but this cruise didn't have a lot of activities plus the shows were not that great. Service was not good. There were not many places to go on cruises. In my mind big ship should have more places to shop while you are at sea too long but not this one. I would not go again and paid that much price. Food was good compare to smaller cruise on NCL.

lovely stateroom.  Dinning was awful.  We ate in the Manhattan, taste, and savour restaurants.  Food was the poorest quality we have experienced in 48 cruises.  The staff were so poorly trained, we received our wine at the end of the meal, requested coffee four times at dinner.  Finally received one cup of coffee with no offer for a refill.  Lovely people but not trained for the job.  It is very obvious Norwegian wants to make their money on booze as we have been on many ships and never experienced so many bars.  In turn, all these bars eats up valuable areas for other functions ... Such as reading, visiting with others, etc.  Seriously, one pool for adults and one for children.  With 4,000 plus passengers, try getting in the pool, that is if you dare to dodge the drunks with their glass beer bottles in the pool.  The pool in my backyard is bigger than the pool on this ship.

All of the ports......very nice...

one young man we asked a question who was in the dinning area....of Garden cafe...his name was Valley....from  India.....was not very nice when asked a question.  Most of all very nice....big smiles....

Other than the very limited smoking areas and the "smoking room" on deck 8 that is a total atrocity this was a great cruise. Please keep in mind that the forward elevator is near midship and you will have a 300 foot walk to the very front cabins. If you have mobility issues keep this in mind. Food in the dining rooms was satisfactory and the upscale dining restaurants were fantastic. Entire crew was fantastic.

Ship is nice.  No flashy tall atrium you normally see.  Food choices not that great.  Every staff person very nice.  Entertainment not exceptional. Stops are not the best.

Loved the cruise.  Couple things would be nice to have futon or sofa on balcony instead of two chairs or a reclining chair. Wasn't big fan of up charge a few of dinner items but overall ship was great

NCL Escape is a nice ship! The crew is very friendly and helpful. Entertainment was full of energy and vibrant! The food as a whole was a little lacking in the main dining rooms,especially during breakfast and lunch. The menus were bland and not much creativity. The Specialty dining was very good! The itinerary was ok. 

Not much to do in Tortola or Nassau. St Thomas is always a nice destination. We would book another cruise on the Escape at the right price!

Rich and Judie McCarthy

My third time on the escape.The first two were exceptional but this time I was disappointed in some of the food changes and when you asked questions the answers from two different personnel were different so you didn't know who to believe. Some bartenders at the wave pool were not very friendly and they tried to cut corners on making some drinks by not putting the right liquor in certain drinks.Like I said this is my third time. Don't know if this is there new standard but one would hope not.

The Escape was a beautiful ship, but we were very disappointed. Several days we went to the pool deck and no available lounge chairs. Many of the ahows were booked with no availability. Specialty dining was a perk, but no availability until 9 at night. Drink package was good. Staff were very friendly. Spent a lot of $ on a cruise. We didn't enjoy. Very stressful at times. Not the vacation we expected. We won't ever cruise this ship again unless there are changes. 

We had a balcony room which was very nice.  The staff was very helpful and friendly.  The adult swimming pool was very small for a ship this large. Very difficult to find two lounge chair next to each other.  The complimentary dinning rooms had up charges of $19 and up on close to half the menu. Breakfast in the buffet dinning had almost non existent roving coffee replenish staff.  I only saw 2 in seven days and they never offered a refill. 

The food was bad, service sub-par, ship was beautiful but did not seem to have enough room to accommodate the number of guests. Way too many unruly kids. I was quite glad when it was over. Big waste of money, I wish we had done anything else for vacation.