We just returned from our cruise on the Escape yesterday. We had an amazing trip that didn't not disappoint. The ship was beautiful! We were able to board the ship around 11 am (ish) and our rooms were ready just before 2:30. Believe it or not, our luggage arrived at our room at 3:00!

The food on the ship was very good. We were lucky enough to get a free specialty dining package (3 meals). Cagney's hands down gets five stars. My husband had the porterhouse and I had the rib-eye and both were amazing. We also ate at Teppanyaki one night, which was very good as well. The fillet there melted in your mouth and our fellow diners told us that the fillet there was better than it was at Cagney's (we didn't not have the fillet at Cagney's, so I can't offer our opinion on it). The last specialty restaurant we ate at was Moderno. Moderno was just okay. I don't think that we would go there again on future cruises. We ate at the buffet a few times for breakfast and lunch and it was also very good. We also ate at O'Sheehan's quite a few times, which we had not done on our previous cruise. We had prime rib for dinner there twice and it was very good. Their wings are really good!

We attended the Cruise Critic meet and greet the first day at sea at the District Brew House. NCL did a wonderful job here as well. We sampled several types of brews and they served hand passed hors d'oeuvres. It was nice to meet other group members as well as senior staff. The staff spend a good amount of time mingling with us and answering any questions we might have had. The senior staff are very accessible if needed. Read more