Just got off the NCL Escape last week and it was one of the best ships I have ever been on! The crew was fantastic and Tyler and Dave only made the experience with the crew even more exciting on a daily basis. The "free food" was above average for the most part and the restaurants were pretty fantastic (Food Republic was our fav!). Entertainment was nonstop on the ship and the theater shows were both fantastic!! Tap dancing and 80s music, opposite sides of the spectrum, but both incredible. The brewery was great, Miami Weiss is delish if you are a beer drinker. The winery was possibly our favorite part of the trip. If you are looking for an incredible atmosphere and getting a lesson in wine, then Mario and Ricardo in the winery is who you need to visit. At night, the club on the back of the ship was always fun with its themed parties and the piano bar was extremely fun as well (Patti is AMAZING!). Rope course and water slides were surprisingly fun as well during any days we had at sea. I think at one point my family and I spent about 2hrs on the rope course just walking around and having fun.

The only negative thing about the cruise was our experience in Jamaica. I have been there a few times now and generally never had a good experience. This time instead of doing a somewhat underwhelming excursion, we thought we might explore for a change. That turned into being bombarded nonstop by taxi drivers wanting to drive us all over the island. One gentlemen literally followed us around for nearly 30min asking to take us around the island...was borderline harassment at that point. We just decided to go back to the ship and call it a day. Definitely an island I will avoid if possible in the future.

Cayman islands were absolutely beautiful and after doing the stingray swim last time we visited, we decided to just visit 7 mile beach this time and it was so beautiful. It would appear having a bad time on this island might be impossible. The locals are all wonderful and the ocean/beaches are breathtaking. Read more