This was our first cruise and not our last. We were interested in this cruise because the timing was just right for our schedules. Unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate. It was stormy and the ship was tossing a lot through most of the cruise. Especially towards the end. That didn’t keep people out of the hot tub’s however. And I was able to swim three of the days on the boat. I just had to swim in the rain.

We are a little bit food snobbish, not because we like to play food critics but because we get the opportunity to eat great food around the world. We found the Cagneys and LeBistro specialty restaurants were not up to our expectations,Teppanyaki, while a bit loud has excellent food and service unlike the other two restaurants we tried. It’s not that the other two restaurants were particularly bad but the food was kind of middle of the road. We felt that we could’ve gotten an equally decent/satisfying meal to Cagneys or LeBistro up at the Garden Cafe buffet or the complementary dining options.

We were also made a little sick and our clothes practically ruined for the rest of the cruise by cigarette smoke residue gotten by sitting in the casino for more than three hours. The smoke was terrible. Apparently the Escape does not have adequate filtration or separate sections for smokers. If you have asthma or any other kind of lung problems you probably wanna avoid that partnership. It really cut back on the amount of gambling we wanted to do. Read more