Norwegian Escape Review

4.0 / 5.0
3,047 reviews

First time cruising on Norwegian. This is my honest opinion...

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Escape

I have been on Royal Caribbean and Carnival cruise lines several times and wanted to check out Norwegian's newest ship..the Escape! I went with my husband, two teenage sons and several other family members (It was 16 people in total). We flew into Miami a day early and the cruise left on June 17, 2017. The first thing I noticed is that Norwegian is very organized. Getting through customs was a breeze. We were on the ship within 45 minutes! This has never happened to me before with Carnival or Royal Caribbean. So far..so good. The ship is amazing!! Very modern with spacious staterooms (the bathrooms were also a really nice size). We had a balcony on the 11th floor. Loved every minute of it!!

I also loved that Norwegian offers great promotion packages. Most people in our group selected the "Unlimited Drink Package" which was wonderful because you only paid a one time $99.00 bartender fee and you got free alcoholic drinks, beer, wine and soda's for the duration of the cruise. You could get several drinks at the same time.We are selected the "Specialty Restaurant Package" which allowed you to go to (3) specialty resultants for free. I also loved the shows! My all time favorite was the "Cotton Club Musical". It was beyond excellent. The comedy show was great also. All the shows were free! You just had to make a reservations.

Now here are some things I was NOT that happy about...

Cabin Review

Balcony Stateroom

Cabin BD

Our stateroom was excellent! The room was very spacious including the bathroom (loved the shower!). The bed was super comfortable and having the balcony was a added bonus.

However, my sons and their cousins shared in a inside stateroom. The room had a set of bunkbed's on each side of the room. This room was very cramped and often felt claustrophobic. I was very surprised the space was so small for the price we paid.

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