Norwegian Escape Review

4.0 / 5.0
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Prefer the smaller ships

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kcmerc
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jan 2019
Cabin: Oceanview Stateroom with Large Picture Window

We enjoyed the eight Caribbean Island stops and the ship entertainment. It was our first time on one of the huge ships, and overall, we preferred the smaller ones from our first six Norwegian cruises. The Escape just didn't seemed designed to service that many passengers, especially when we needed to use the elevators, get into the main dining rooms, find a place out on deck on the nice weather days, or make a reservation at a specialty dining room.

We also wished this ship had a forward lounge, the way all our other ships did. We missed having a quiet place to relax where we could sight-see ahead. Not having this large forward lounge, or other large lounges, also meant that all the big group activities such as trivia, dance lessons, and games had to done in the atrium, which made that three-level center part of the ship constantly noisy instead of a nice place to relax, as it was on all our other ships.

The entertainment quality and choices were fabulous. The professional shows in the theater, repeated three times each, was a good way to do this rather than the standard way the theater productions were done on our other cruises. Also, we liked the Supper Club dinners with entertainment, and the Headliners Comedy Club entertainment. The piano entertainer, JR, was really good.

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Oceanview Stateroom with Large Picture Window

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We thought it was great, the same as on all our other Norwegian ships. We liked having a window looking forward, since we were at the very front of the ship. But we also wish the staff would respect the sign in the bathroom saying that if you wanted to keep your towels, to keep them hung up. We never wanted our towels changed, so we kept them hung, but they were still changed every single time we had used them only once. If you're going to put that sign up, then they should respect what it's saying.

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