The NCL Escape is a great ship. Too bad NCL has ruined cruising on their line.

We were in a front facing ocean view cabin and it was LOUD. There was something going on above our cabin at night and in the early morning and it kept waking us up. The room was comfortable though with plenty of storage. The cabin steward was friendly and adequate. The room was never as clean as it could have been. There was dust on the shelves in the bathroom and long the top of the picture frame on the wall. The carpeting was never vacuumed the entire week we were there. Other than those few issues, the cabin was fine, however, it was a LONG walk from the elevators to the front of the ship. The Escape is so long, that there should have been another set of elevators at the front of the ship, instead of just the ones midship and aft.

The ship itself is nearly perfect, with a few exceptions. The Escape was missing Club Bliss and the Ice Bar, both popular on the Getaway, Breakaway and the Epic. Not sure why they nixed these bars. The ship is stylish and classy, but not gaudy. It is easy to navigate with maps all over the place if you get confused. The Escape theater, the main theater on the ship is really basic and plain compared to other ship's main theater, however, the shows were fantastic. Both After Midnight and The Brat pack were excellent Broadway shows with very good talent. The Frankie Valli show in the smaller theater, as well as the magician/comedian were also very good. Read more