This was the perfect blend of South American ports and 2.5 days around the Antarctica Peninsula. The highlight of course was Antarctica and combined with on board lectures and slow cruising around Fin Whales and Penguins it was a wildlife enthusiasts Dean - plenty of photography opportunities as well. NCL were at there usual high standard of service, food and cleanliness. The speciality restaurant ...
To start!!! Embarking and disembarking was a total nightmare. I was really disappointed with a lot of Norwegian staff in how they talked and their attitudes towards many cruisers. Their lack of patience was not pleasant. I understand that getting on and off the ship is a big job but......we have all spent a great deal of money for our families to enjoy ourselves so we don't need workers ...
To start off with the terminal was great and boarding went thru without a long wait. (approx.20 minutes from start to first picture aboard). We did have to wait for a long time to get into our rooms. We found out afterwards that a delay was caused by an inspection by the Behamas Government. This delay us until after 4:30 to get into our rooms. Once in the room we did not notice anything different ...
Based on the previous reviews, I was a little nervous about this cruise but I have to say that we had an awesome time! This was our 5th cruise with NCL, we have always had great experiences with them. This is an amazing itinerary and such a great way to see Hawaii. We brought our 2 teenage boys and my 72 year old dad. Embarkation was easy, probably took about 30 mins or so and once we got on the ...
I writing a review because we never received a response from the letter to the CEO of NCL.
We have travelled many times on NCL, (gold level), and have loved each and every one. On past cruises, we sailed on smaller ships such as the DAWN and the GEM et al. Our impression of the ESCAPE is that it’s exactly the same as the smaller ships except it was much longer and floors were added for ...
The package offered just sounded too good to be true. I mean, free beverage package, free supplemental dining, free WIFI and internet, multiple cabin upgrades! And then, two for one flights to Orlando from Canada? How could we let that pass? The truth is that this is the cruise line's way of trying to upgrade you on everything as soon as you board. You are actually on level one of like five ...
This cruise and ship were terrible. During embarkation, we were stuck in hallways waiting to go to our cabins. We were not allowed into our cabin until after the 4:30 muster drill. The ship is very poorly designed, especially for the number of passengers. The casino is oversized, and filled with smoke that permeates into other areas of the ship. Other venues are way too small. The comedy ...
Just took an Eastern Caribbean cruise on NCL Escape. Went to Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, and Tortola. We all had a wonderful time. The food was great in all the dining venues (Haven dining room, main dining rooms, specialty restaurants, buffet). The crew was very friendly and attentive. Our cabin was always clean, and our cabin steward was always smiling and asking if we needed anything. The ...
A rather disappointing cruise. The entertainment was poor, only 2 musical/dancing shows in the theatre, some good music in the bars, but they had limited seating.
The food was good - but how can a NCL cruise ship run out of wine & beer ? We had the drink package and after the first few days our preferred white & red wines were unavailable, most of the bottled beer was 'off' too. We are not big ...
Chose this ship for its length and NCL’s included packages.
Have been on previous NCL ships, last one was when Covid was just hitting the states.
We were a group of 13 all in our 50’s-60’s and we felt like the young group on board, just hit a very elderly cruise that’s all.
Embarking was easy enough.
Outside deck service is near nonexistent, you’ll end standing in line, waiting to ...