Norwegian Escape Review
A cruise is what you make of it, and I made it fun.
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The cruise was fun. This was my first solo cruise, so I was a little apprehensive about traveling alone. But I never felt alone. There was always somewhere that I could be around people when I wanted, or somewhere I could find a quiet corner when I did not. The ship is large, and it feels it. It took me a few days before I realized there was an entire public deck that I had missed when touring. It was easy to navigate and rarely seemed as crowded as it was. The only time it really showed was after muster and during embarkation/debarkation.
Embarkation was fast and easy. A lot of walking, but it is a big ship and a big dock. Hint...there was a cruiseline free refreshment station just past the pay snack stand.
I admit I did not spend much time on the pool deck. It was crowded and noisy when I did go there. Kids were always in the hot tubs, and the pool itself is very very small. Hint...there are other hot tubs and lounge chairs upstairs on deck 19 (only front 1 elevator goes there) or in Spice H2O on 17 aft.
Cabin Review
Mid-ship Inside Stateroom
The location was perfect with easy access to both sets of elevators. It is small. That is to be expected, but it was also a little odd. There are no drawers in the room, so storage was a bit strange. There are a lot of shelves in the closet, but they were very shallow. You could not put a packing cube on them. Luckily there were a lot of hangers and a single huge top shelf in the closet (I am tall so that worked OK). There are a couple other cubbies and a cabinet, but those shelves are also small and odd shaped. The bathroom was very large with lots of shelving. Storage there made up for the rest of the room. Shower stall was large enough for my extra fluffy personage.