Mooguy Posted November 4, 2015 #5926 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Booked on the Escape 12/5/2015. This will be our 63rd cruise! Really looking forward to it. How was the dining room food? U too, but only about half the amount of cruises as you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SullytheBFG Posted November 4, 2015 #5927 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Having seen all 3 shows on the 3 night cruise from Hamburg to Southampton - I would say see the Supper Club first then Million Dollar Quartet. There was nothing really wrong with After Midnight - singing, dancing & costumes were great but it just lacked oomph in my view. Spot on! After Midnight didn't have the energy of Million Dollar Quartet. We were only on for two nights so no chance to see the Supper Club leaving that until january. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SullytheBFG Posted November 4, 2015 #5928 Share Posted November 4, 2015 We did the two nighter and thoroughly enjoyed it! Friendly, good service and no complaints. Loved the boat and all the new bars and restaurants. The luggage was a port issue, so should be no problem in Miami. Looking forward to our two weeks in January and Escaping miserable British weather! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SullytheBFG Posted November 4, 2015 #5929 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Also we had my Mum with us who is in a wheelchair, the staff could not have been more helpful with her on all occasions including getting on and off the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfin55 Posted November 4, 2015 #5930 Share Posted November 4, 2015 On the silly side, it looked like Norwegian Escape would harness wind power! That huge wind turbine on deck 16 sure would have made some noise! :-D That is only for the transatlantic. It is being removed in Miami, it is to remove all the cigarette smoke from all those Europeans on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvh Posted November 4, 2015 #5931 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Read the ones with 1 or 2 stars, not just the ones with 5 stars. I'm sure most of the poor reviews are because it was only one day and there are still bugs to be worked out. I do realize some of the complaints are ridiculous as always. Time will tell, hopefully in a month or so these reviews will be mostly positive. I'm sure they. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleDavison Posted November 4, 2015 #5932 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I read a review of the Epic once where the reviewer complained because it rained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSUmom Posted November 4, 2015 #5933 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I read a review of the Epic once where the reviewer complained because it rained. How dare NCL ruin a vacation with rain;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trish4bruce Posted November 4, 2015 #5934 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Just wondering for those of you who have cruised on the Escape are you able to get drinks from a venue that are not on the menu? For example could I go to Margaritaville and order a Long Island Ice Tea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachRum Posted November 4, 2015 #5935 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Just wondering for those of you who have cruised on the Escape are you able to get drinks from a venue that are not on the menu? For example could I go to Margaritaville and order a Long Island Ice Tea? On the Getaway, I ordered and received Rusty Nails at Cagney's and Moderno. They were definitely not on the drinks menu. But the servers were happy to get 'em for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkvillain Posted November 4, 2015 #5936 Share Posted November 4, 2015 We did the two nighter and thoroughly enjoyed it! Friendly, good service and no complaints. Loved the boat and all the new bars and restaurants. The luggage was a port issue, so should be no problem in Miami. Looking forward to our two weeks in January and Escaping miserable British weather! Good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MekesMom Posted November 4, 2015 #5937 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Just wondering for those of you who have cruised on the Escape are you able to get drinks from a venue that are not on the menu? For example could I go to Margaritaville and order a Long Island Ice Tea? That's a good one. Will probably have to wait until Miami. Right now you can't even get drinks that are on the menus. No N&S wine that is recommended on the dining room menu (but it us on display in the Cellar). No coffee for an Irish coffee in Mixx. No Veuve Cliquot in the atrium bar even though there is a ginormous bottle on display. I did see some kids get Shirley temples in Margaritaville today though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolefan95 Posted November 4, 2015 #5938 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Sorry if this has been posted previously, but I have searched for ala carte prices and can't find anything with the actual prices. Does anyone know if these have been posted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kismet618 Posted November 4, 2015 #5939 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Sorry if this has been posted previously, but I have searched for ala carte prices and can't find anything with the actual prices. Does anyone know if these have been posted? http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2237689 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Single Cruiser Posted November 4, 2015 #5940 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Just wondering for those of you who have cruised on the Escape are you able to get drinks from a venue that are not on the menu? For example could I go to Margaritaville and order a Long Island Ice Tea? Spoke to one of the bar staff and they've been told certain venues can only sell certain drinks or brands. One example is Magaritaville where only about 6 bottles beers are stocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teseo Posted November 4, 2015 #5941 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Read the ones with 1 or 2 stars, not just the ones with 5 stars. I'm sure most of the poor reviews are because it was only one day and there are still bugs to be worked out. I do realize some of the complaints are ridiculous as always. Time will tell, hopefully in a month or so these reviews will be mostly positive. I'm sure they. I did too, and oddly enough i noticed that the OPs only had 1 post and they just joined CC, it seems a bit sketchy to me, like the 80 y/o woman that complained about having to haul her luggage all the way out, well, that seems more like a port problem than a ship problem. and the other one that said that everything was rotten, please is a brand new ship, that is not even possible. Most of the reviews complain about the embarkation/disembarkation process which is partly the fault of the harbor. I love the complaint about the missing coffee pads :D! My guess is that they simply haven´t been delivered yet to the ship. The next complaint was, there are tea bags but no kettle... Have you ever tried to make a cup of tea with the coffee machine??? Should work... On the 2 night pre inaugural we never had any major problems with the service. Yes, in Margaritaville it could have been faster but it was no big deal. It´s a brand new venue and there was lots of staff to get used to it. Servers were very friendly. At Bayamo I told our server that we will only have a starter because we have a dinner scheduled at Le Bistro. He immediately gave us tips what to order there as he had worked there before (on another ship of course). When we asked for a cocktail from the Sugarcane Mojito Bar we got the menu within a second and drinks came pretty fast too. Our cabin steward did a good job. When my DH asked for robes (he asked another cabin steward on the aisle) our cabin steward brought them within 30 min (sure, he got the request from his collegue and then had to go down to the laundry area to pick them up). I think some people had to high expectations. Short trips do have their own rules. Short trips of a new ship do have their own rules even more. You can´t expect that the crew already knows everything. They have to learn too. You can´t expect that the whole ship is ready - it´s normal that something is missing or last work has to be done (o.k., on the Epic the whole The Haven area was not ready and that wasn´t normal). Most of those kinks work out within the first couple of weeks. You also have to consider there was a 2 nighter for TAs and media, then a 2 nighter from Hamburg to Southamptpon, then a 1 nighter out of Southampton and another 1 nighter... that´s pure stress for the crew too to cope with a new party mob almost every night! steamboats I agree 100%. We are on the nov/21/2015 sailing and we know not everything is gonna be perfect, but we will make the best of it. we are going for the brand new ship and all that she has to offer, sure, it will be some hiccups, but we know we are going to have a good time. :D:D:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kismet618 Posted November 4, 2015 #5942 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) I did too, and oddly enough i noticed that the OPs only had 1 post and they just joined CC, it seems a bit sketchy to me, like the 80 y/o woman that complained about having to haul her luggage all the way out, well, that seems more like a port problem than a ship problem. and the other one that said that everything was rotten, please is a brand new ship, that is not even possible. I agree 100%. We are on the nov/21/2015 sailing and we know not everything is gonna be perfect, but we will make the best of it. we are going for the brand new ship and all that she has to offer, sure, it will be some hiccups, but we know we are going to have a good time. :D:D:p I couldn't agree more and look forward to finally meeting you along with all of the others at our M&G for a phenomenal Thanksgiving cruise. My kids and I have been looking forward to this "rotten" brand new ship since we booked back in February. We never expect "perfection" when on vacation, and focus on the all of the fun things and good people we encounter. :D Edited November 4, 2015 by kismet618 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbmorri Posted November 4, 2015 #5943 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) I have read all the reviews also. I think everyone makes their own holiday. Problems happen but they are not life threating. I always figure that some how everything will work out. We have lost our luggage, didn't ruin our trip. Landed in Florida to a hurricane. Didn't ruin our trip. I have waited much to long for this holiday for anything to ruin it. Problems on the ship, maybe, but if I can find a drink, something to put in my belly and some sunshine a couple of days, I know that with the people we will meet we will have a wonderful time. We are sailing on the 14/11/2015, and we can't wait. Here's to NCL for bringing us a wonderful new ship to enjoy. Edited November 4, 2015 by mbmorri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teseo Posted November 4, 2015 #5944 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I couldn't agree more and look forward to finally meeting you along with all of the others at our M&G for a phenomenal Thanksgiving cruise. My kids and I have been looking forward to this "rotten" brand new ship since we booked back in February. We never expect "perfection" when on vacation, and focus on the all of the fun things and good people we encounter. :D Same here Buddy, we can't wait to sail away !!!:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolefan95 Posted November 4, 2015 #5945 Share Posted November 4, 2015 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2237689 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucade Posted November 4, 2015 #5946 Share Posted November 4, 2015 What do they show during the day on the big screens on the main pool deck and at Spice H2O? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappion Posted November 4, 2015 #5947 Share Posted November 4, 2015 What do they show during the day on the big screens on the main pool deck and at Spice H2O? When we were on Getaway they showed some odd scenery pictures on the big screen in Spice H2O. They had some music on but you usually couldn't hear it. It may have been just our sailing, but we went to spice several times (even when we were in port in Bahamas) and it was always the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motleyfan Posted November 5, 2015 #5948 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I imagine NCL will take a look at the reviews, foreigners or not because a good deal of people come from overseas to cruise the Caribbean. It isn't just a destination for Americans. We always notice a great deal of Europeans when we cruise in December/January. I do think that people have too high expectations for the taster cruises though, as they seem to be the equivalent of a stress test on a restaurant staff. You can't expect a brand new ship & staff to be 100% perfect until they've had time to work together a little while. Yeah and some people in the reviews seemed to nit pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappion Posted November 5, 2015 #5949 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Yeah and some people in the reviews seemed to nit pick. Like the lady expecting a tea kettle in her room? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted November 5, 2015 #5950 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) I am taking everything with a grain of salt until there have been some Miami sailings. Edited November 5, 2015 by packercruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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