Norwegian Escape Review

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The Escape is the Grinch of the Sea

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Escape
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Frugalfrannie
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Dec 2016
Cabin: Family Mini-Suite with Balcony
Traveled with children
View from our balcony
Surprise at turndown service
Kids water park and pool area
Buffet decor
Cute ADULT bar, live music
Karaoke available
View of the adult side pool area, kids area and slides in the distance
Tons of seating, uncovered and covered close to the pool.

2nd cruise with Norwegian, this time not so great! If you are traveling with children, this isn't the ship for you. Customer service isn't something that Norwegian is concerned with, once you book your trip they could care less about your experience, 2 examples below:

A week or so before my trip I prepaid for my gratuity, when I questioned why my 3 yr old son was priced the same as the "adults" I was told "this is the reason why we don't like kids on the ship, we don't make any money off of them" OMG I was stunned, maybe my $$ aren't big to them but, my 3k matters to me! Sorry to say it gets worse....

We choose this peticular cruise because it's a NEW ship and the destination. It was a HUGE disappointment when we were told that 4 days of our 7 would be on the ship due some mechanical issues. Our Caribbean trip consisted of only 2 islands St Thomas and Tortola, the instead of the Bahamas we got a $50 ($12.50 pp) credit to our stateroom. The Guest relations staff had a tough time during the cruise, people were yelling at them cursing at them, ect I chose not to do that. The technical issues were not the fault of the staff, they only did what they were told to do. I was given the number to call customer service to discuss a partial refund, returning home I called customer service three times. The first two times, I was met with a very lengthy hold, the third time after 30 minutes I got someone on the phone who told me I had a file a complaint online. Once submitted you receive a message saying they will respond in 15 days!! To date I have received at least 25 emails about $50 deposits and fabulous offerings for 2017, and a personal consultant offered to help me book a new cruise.

Cabin Review

Family Mini-Suite with Balcony

Cabin M2

We opted for the family suite because I thought it would give us more room and it did, but NO PRIVACY..The pulldown bed from the ceiling is a nice use of space, everyone slept comfortably. The balcony was nice, fit 2 chairs and a small table. The queen size bed is two twins pushed together with a nice amount of space underneath for luggage. The closets don't really accommodate luggage for 4. The bathroom with the bathtub so a nice touch.

Port Reviews

St. Thomas

Awesome views beautiful beach!

Tortola

Scary crazy ! The hills and speeds the drivers move is crazy!

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