Norwegian Escape Review

Our 4th NCL Cruise but 1st NCL on a Big Ship

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Escape
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hainsc
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jan 2016
Cabin: Balcony Stateroom
Waterfront dining
St. Thomas scuba
Tortola scuba
Tortola scuba
Tortola scuba
Nassau scuba

We were a group of 7 adults, 3 couples and our 26 year old daughter. We had 2 balcony rooms, a mini-suite and a studio. None of our group had any complaints with any of their rooms. All were nicely appointed for what category they were. The mini-suite had a HUGE balcony, 2 chairs, 2 lounge chairs and a small table. The balcony had 2 chairs and a small table. Our daughter's studio was a perfect size for 1 person, it had "color changing lights" that you could adjust to your mode along with private lounge area for anyone staying in the studio areas. She was hoping to meet more singles around her age but that didn't happen.

I was surprised had how much movement the ship had from side-to-side and the seas weren’t that rough. I found out the next week (some people did back-to-back) that one of the stabilizers weren’t working and that is what caused that. The ship was “at capacity” as I understood it but never felt “crowded”.

The dining selections were great, the only complaint was that if you didn't have reservations at the specialty restaurants, you either couldn't get in or had to wait a long time. I'm guessing that was because on our sailing the ship was basically "full" along with NCL offering the 2 "extras" free during some of last year. The food was awesome anywhere we ate on the ship, O'sheehan's, Manhattan Room, Margaretville, Cagney’s, Moderno, Le Bistro, Lu Cucina, Teppanyaki (is awesome with a group, which we did as a group). Dining outside on the “Waterfront” was awesome!!!

Cabin Review

Balcony Stateroom

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Port Reviews

Tortola

AWESOME dive in the Rhone, great dive crew.

St. Thomas

Not impressed with the reef.

Nassau

The seas were extremely rough but the diving was great.

Miami

Slow getting through check-in to get onto to ship.

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