Norwegian Escape Review
Open Bar Package, Thermal Suite Passes, and Choir of Man are a must!
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Bermuda has always been a bucket list item for us and what better way to travel than a cruise! I thought the port time was long enough and was able to get to the major sites I wanted to see. I have been on a few cruises before and here is what I loved about Norwegian.
The Free Style dining is great! My husband and I did not keep any kind of regular schedule and it was nice to breakfast at 7:30am or 11am and dinner at 5pm or 9pm. Definitely would recommend late night reservations at the Manhattan Room for their late night live music starting at 8pm. On the flip side, the optional "formal night" was kind of lame and not well promoted. We actually missed it and just decided to wear our formal clothes to dinner the next day.
The Open Bar Package as your Free at Sea offer is definitely the way to go. I loved the huge option of Bars and Cocktail Lounges. We barely had time for all of them but the interior designed and menus are terrific. And the bartenders are fast and professional. make sure you check out the water front in the mornings and afternoons, it is always quiet there! We only went to one specialty dining restaurant, Le Bistro, and the additional prices were extremely reasonable. We had a great waiter and the food presentation was beautiful.
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Inside Stateroom
We were in the very front of the ship in an Indoor Suite. The space was very well designed and had lots of nooks and crannies for loose items. Would definitely recommend magnetic hooks/clothes pins though to help hang up wet suits and things.
Our steward was great! We loved the towel animals and he helped us get back into our room when we forgot the keys and we were in our pjs. The amenities were very good. Plenty of towels, pool towels, hand soap, and body wash. Please note Norwegian uses a Shampoo/Conditioner mixture! If you are particular about your ratios then you should pack your own.
Overall our stateroom was very nice, but being as far forward as we were it definitely rocked on the seas. While it was great because our hallway was always pin drop quiet it made moving around the room tricky at times.