I went on this cruise with a group of friends. I usually get an inside cabin but this time, that was a mistake. The inside cabins were EXTREMELY small. There was minimal closet space for the two of us. There were no drawers in the dresser. Outlets were only at the dresser so we had to share instead of having one in the bathroom. We saw the cabin steward on the first day and never again. He ...
Lately I have only been cruising on NCL because I normally travel alone and stay in the Haven. However this trip I went with a friend so I had a Club Balcony Stateroom.
The following is my review:
Stateroom: Absolutely terrible, the description said it sleeps 4, it barely fits one person in the room…..sleeps 3 is pushing it. The mattress was hard, the pillows left me with a stiff neck or a ...
Let me start with a broad statement; I really am not crazy about the NCL Breakaway and similar ships. I've done Breakaway, Bliss and now Escape (my wife has also done Joy). I absolutely hate that the Atrium is the place for virtually all "game shows" and on cooler weather cruises, is the site of the glow party and other dance parties. IT IS TOO SMALL. The Escape doesn't have an alternative ...
We chose NCL based on word of mouth from reviews and family. We wanted to leave from New York and we're hoping to visit Canada. We had already visited some of the places on the itinerary so top advantage of those days to explore the Escape since it was our first cruise.
We stayed in a Balcony Suite on the 12th floor and were very pleased with the size and comfort of the room. You did not feel ...
Day one, check in there was no greeter when entering terminal. We had to figure out on our own that the burly guy loading luggage onto carts was for our cruise. No signs anywhere. We had to ask if this was for our cruise. We gave him our luggage. They did not weigh our luggage so the 50lb limit was not checked. Entered terminal and followed greeters that were inside. Check in was fine and quick. ...
We did almost the same itinerary in 2018 on the Escape and loved it, this trip added Newport R.I. Check-in and boarding was a breeze, no issues at all. Balcony stateroom was just as expected and perfectly clean. The steward was polite and made sure we were taken care of.
Dining was great, no issues at all with service or quality of the food. Dinner twice at La Cucina, once at Cagney's and ...
Just off the cruise today and my overriding feeling is that this could have been a lot better experience with not a lot of effort from ncl. The issues being Embarking and disembarking at MCT. Thousands of cruisers coming off the ship mixing with loads of cruisers arriving and everyone squeezing through a narrow exit. Not only cruisers, there are unfortunately about 30 or so scam taxi drivers ...
It’s been a while since I’ve traveled on NCL and it’s not the same.
Took the NCL Escape for a “7” night cruise to New England and Canada.
1st stop Newport dreary and raining, Didn’t really get to see much as the weather didn’t corporate.
2nd stop Portland, with No excursion planed visited the surrounding area by the port. Little of any major sites nearby.
3rd stop Bar Harbor, took the ...
If you want good food select the premium meal plan. The standard fair is just fair.
If you want great entrainment go to Disney. Other than choir of Man, singers were pitchy and mumbled.
Mentalist show was good but short and slow.
Rooms and staff were great. Jeff cruise director was a little annoying.
They also spend a lot of time introducing staff. This seemed like a waste of ...
First of all this is not a criticism - we enjoyed our cruise and the Escape is a lovely ship. The weather is never something that can be predicted and/or avoided.
Highlights of the cruise included embarkation that was flawless, on the ship by 11:30AM rooms were ready at 2:30PM. And then the weather hit. Flight delays and cancellations for many booked passengers, due to east coast weather and ...