Norwegian Escape Review
firegal2539
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
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Sail Date: Aug 2016
Cabin: Balcony Stateroom
The first comment I want to make is many reviewers complained about the massive size of the Escape. I have taken over 20 cruises, most being between 1,900 to 2,800 passengers plus crew. The Escape has 4,248 passengers and 1,738 crew. The Escape is enormous and was almost completely sold out. I never felt that it was crowded or passengers were pushing or shoving, no long waits for elevators, restaurants or shows. The only wait was for Guest Services, Shore Excursions and Restaurant Reservations.
I found the Escape to be easily navigable. Everything was centrally located with most things located at 678 Ocean Place, including restaurants, stores, bars/lounges, casino, art gallery, internet café, all guest service offices, library, meeting rooms, and theaters. Deck 16 had the pool, hot tubs, water slides, The Market Place (cool souvenir place) and the Garden Café (buffet). Deck 17 has the Haven, Margaritaville and a well-hidden secret, H20 adult only pool. I never had any problem finding anything and the crew was ever present to ask directions, advice or suggestions from.
During the day a great place to seek peace, quiet and to relax is the Waterfront on Deck 8. The inside restaurants have outside tables where you can sit and eat. Chaise loungers are scattered around the whole deck for passengers to read, eat or just watch the ocean. I truly loved this spot.
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I was in Cabin 14854, Deck 14, a midship balcony. I was originally in an Ocean View, 13100, Deck 13, all the way at the aft (back) of the ship. I was upgraded to a balcony for a very small amount. I wish I had kept the Ocean View. The balcony cabin was comfortable but smaller than my original OV. The balcony itself, was only 30 feet with 2 small chairs and a tiny table. I had to push the chairs against the door to be able to cross or stretch my legs out.
The cabin had a queen size bed by the balcony door with a very comfortable mattress and 6 pillows. There was a sofa next to the bed that folded out to a small double bed that was very hard. Across from the sofa was a mirror and desk/bar. There were three outlets under the mirror which was more than enough for me. Underneath the desk was a stool, refrigerator and some more cabinets for storage. The television had 21 channels, 14 NCL, 1 sports (soccer), 4 news, 1 favorite t.v. shows and 1 favorite movies. After the sofa was a large closet, one side for hanging clothes with a shelf above and the other side was 6 floor to ceiling shelves with a safe. It was more than enough closet space for me. The bathroom was a good size with a shower. The water pressure was great and the temperature was perfect. There were no outlets in the bathroom.
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