Norwegian Escape Review

Great Cruise, Haven Not As Good as Other Ships

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BostonGal35
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Dec 2018
Cabin: The Haven Forward-facing Penthouse with Balcony

We were on the December 28th 9 day sailing on Escape. Ports included Orlando (overnight), Miami, Great Stirrup Cay and Nassau. This was my 17th NCL cruise. Previous cruises included Star (3x), Breakaway (3x), Jewel (2x), Getaway (2x), Jade, Gem, Epic, Sun, Dawn, and Spirit (reviews all on here). We had the opportunity to sail in the Haven on this cruise. We had sailed previously in the Getaway Haven and the Gem Haven, and had non-haven suites on Jade and Star (2x). I mention this as much of my review is about Haven and the comparisons to these other experiences. Escape Haven was the worst service we’ve had in the Courtyard and Restaurant of any sail.

Ports were not the destination of this cruise for us. We wanted the ship and the Haven. We stayed on board all ports except for GSC. All I will say is that GSC was a great day and we highly recommend the Wave Runner tour. All of the reviews about it are true – you can go as fast or as slow as you want and it is all around fantastic and well worth the price!

I’ll talk first about entertainment. After Midnight was just so-so for us. I expected to know more of the songs but I didn’t know any. The tap dancing was good, but the rest of it just really wasn’t our cup of tea. We stayed for the entire performance only to be polite. We really enjoyed The Brat Pack, but unless you are intimately familiar with all of the movies, none of the lines or references will make any sense to you. I’ve seen all of the movies except Weird Science probably 20+ times. That said, once was enough for us. We much prefer Rock of Ages on Breakaway to this show. JR on piano in the District Brew House is great. We also enjoyed Chelsea Taylor the one time we saw her. The bulk of our time was spent at Howl at the Moon which was fantastic. Marty was just ok, Ben very good, and Angela is phenomenal. Definitely not to be missed. We heard phenomenal reviews about Choir of Man and regret not springing for this dinner show. Next time for sure!

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The Haven Forward-facing Penthouse with Balcony

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