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On 2/9/2020 at 9:16 PM, knot knormal said:

I have been searching for where we, NCL Escape, docks in Lisbon and my usual source doesn't have April 2020.  Any ideas, suggestions?

 

Did you ever find out where the ship will dock?

Awesome thank you! That will be perfect!

Has anyone tried to order their 4 items at either Food Republic or Pincos Tapas and tried to split them between two people?  I don't eat a lot so splitting a dining package would be perfect. I'm sure that's not norwegians favorite idea but do they allow it? 

On 5/3/2019 at 3:54 PM, tallnthensome said:

I just paid $319 a piece for the spa on the Bliss for 15 days a few weeks ago. 

Perfect Thank you! I am trying to see if it was worth it book the spa room instead of the balcony but I think we'll stay where we are. Do you know if they offered other options for lengths of time or was it just the whole cruise and daily passes?

On 5/3/2019 at 3:42 PM, BirdTravels said:

Show reservations open 120 days before departure (130 if you are in the Haven). 

 

The best time is exactly 120 days before cruise.

 

On a long cruise, there is less fighting over dinner times than on a 7-night where prime time dining will sell out fast. 

 

Book on your shows. Then dinner around them. 

 

For a peek at the types of entertainment

available on the Escape, check out our live post from Escape a few weeks ago

 

Awesome thank you!!! My cruise is a year away and you already have my mouth watering!!!!! Awesome pictures!

Does anyone have any idea on what the cost would be for a Spa pass for a 15 day cruise? Also what do you think it the best timing for booking specialty dinner reservations and the shows? Thank you!

1 hour ago, KeithJenner said:

They are basically standard balcony rooms with a bigger actual balcony.. The balconies are bigger than the angled ones, and I would recommend them.

 

This is a picture of the balcony:

 

 

Thank you!

I was wondering if anyone had any insight on a cabin on the Escape in the B6 category. I know on the regular balconies you can get the extra angled balcony for the same price as a regular balcony. Does anyone have any tips for the extended balconies? Thanks!

16 hours ago, myra711 said:

I'm going to be the dissenting vote here.  I've been on the Breakaway (sister to the Getaway) and the Escape, and I much preferred the Breakaway.  I thought that the atmosphere on the Breakaway felt much less crowded.  I will say that the crew on the Escape was extremely service oriented, and that was a plus!

Congratulations on your marriage!  May you sail on together for many many years.

Thank you so much!!!! We did the breakaway two years ago and the service at the regular dining was horrible. After waiting tables all through high school and college having good service is important to me! I don't know if they were trying to limit my ultimate beverage package but I couldn't get a drink at all at dinner. My wine would come way after our meal

16 hours ago, JamieLogical said:

 

If you do end up booking the Escape, you should join the Roll Call for the sailing so you can participate in the Meet & Greet and whatever other events the group decided to do:

 

 

Yes we definitely will be at the Meet & Greet!

1 hour ago, FLAHAM said:

They have significantly raised the prices on the Getaway since I booked it last fall, undoubtedly to direct traffic to the more recent Escape voyage. Also, the Getaway earlier did (but no longer does) offer double Latitude points, which may not mean much to you. They are both nice ships.  Bear in mind that transatlantics skew toward older passengers.  I like them:  they have a good duplicate bridge program on sea days and I get to read a whole lot while drinking.  You may not get to use the pool or the outdoor decks (or your cabin balcony) a whole lot because of the (likely) cool weather.  I'm not certain I would recommend a transatlantic for a honeymoon--but hey, we all look for different things.  Best wishes for a great honeymoon to you.

OHHHH ok thank you! Thank makes so much more sense. When I first looked I never saw the escape back in february. I was looking for Double points I'm sorry I missed it. Damn if only he proposed a couple months earlier!!!!!! I'm actually glad to hear that about the crowd The families with kids get really old.  

3 hours ago, prwilson33 said:

I have been on the getaway and the escape and I would go with the Escape. Not only is it newer, but I loved the vibe of that ship and the layout. As for using a TA...  I have always self booked and dealt with NCL on my own. I have never had any issues and never had any bad customer service experiences. Ever. NCL has always been top notch for us and I prefer them over anyone. We hit the EPIC on Saturday, so I am interested in what is to come. I am considering keeping track and doing a thorough review, if my time allows. I get a little exhausted with all the negative reviews on CC to be honest. A lot of the stuff I read I have never experienced with NCL and I honestly mean never. I know it is all about perspective and everyone has their own viewpoints, but it baffles me sometimes. So, I would suggest doing self booking and then calling in and getting assigned to a NCL cruise consultant.

Congratulations on the marriage. The Mrs and I are celebrating 10 years this month with our Epic voyage.

Thank you! Congratulations on 10 years!  I've had really  great and not so great experiences on the Norwegian Cruises I've done. We did the Gem and the bartending service was really excellent, the service at the regular dinning was hit or miss on service, I couldn't get a wine refill at dinner to save my life.  However we did the breakaway 2 years ago and the only decent service at dinner was in the specialty restaurants. Servers were standing around talking and we couldn't get water, drinks etc. It's annoying but you get the same thing in restaurants back home too. I don't understand why people let it ruin their vacation though.

4 hours ago, JamieLogical said:

I have been looking at the Escape's TA next April, because I love the Escape and it does seem like a good price for 15 days. I too was curious as to why the Getaway's TA is more expensive. All I can think is that there is a slightly higher demand in the week that the Getaway sails versus the Escape sailing? Maybe to do with Easter or Spring Break? Between the two, it would be an easy choice for me! We have the Escape tentatively penciled in right now. Only hesitancy to pull the trigger is that we are doing our first MSC cruise in September and don't want to commit to more NCL sailings (beyond our already-booked Encore sailing in December) before we determine if we want to do more cruising with MSC.

I think that's what we will end up doing! Let me know if you decide to come, we'll have to meet for a drink!

4 hours ago, 1025cruise said:

I'm not sure I would pick a TA for a honeymoon. But that's just me. If you want to go to Europe, I would either do a cruise already there, or do a land tour.

 

With regard to your other question, we are not allowed to discuss travel agents on this site. Even though it is a website, it is still a travel agent.

A TA wasn't my first choice either but he loves cruising and I love europe and this cruise has some really nice ports so we compromised! 

Thank you I didn't realize that!

1 hour ago, myjillian said:

I take it your not Irish and that's the reason your not looking into the Star??Or did you just want to go into Rome??? Another way to do it is The Star and then take the train out of London into Paris and send a couple days there before flying home. Just a thought.  Let's face it your going to be on your honeymoon.  Having done all three ships and all of the ports I would suggest thinking out of the box and doing G.B. then the train and ending up in Paris...get your tickets ahead of time for the evening at the Eiffle Tower then a dinner cruise down the Seine.😍

Haha no I'm not Irish but my Fiance is! I would love to do an itinerary like that but unfortunately he really wanted to do a cruise to the Bahamas and I wanted a trip to europe so this was our first married couple compromise!  I totally agree on those Seine evening cruises though ! So beautiful!

We are looking for a cruise for our honey next April! There are two 15 day Transatlantic cruises from NY to Rome.  Same itinerary slightly different port times but nothing significant. One's on the Escape and the other on the Getaway. Depending on which room the Getaway is about $300 to $400 more and sails 5 days later.  After ready reviews on both ships I've gathered the Escape seems to more favorable. I'm leaning towards booking the Escape and saving money for a slightly nicer ship but I feel like I'm missing something!!!!! Can anyone offer any insight between the two ships and sailings that I'm missing? 

Also, Does anyone have any experience booking through Cruiseone? I had a horrible experience booking through a travel agency once and I'm a little skittish now!

Thank you all for your help.