Norwegian Escape, launched in autumn 2015, is a family-friendly cruise ship, boasting innovative features and interactive spaces only seen on some of the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet. Sailing to exciting, sun-drenched destinations such as the Greek Isles, Norwegian Escapes offers a winning combination of immersive shore excursions and memorable onboard experiences. From city tours ashore to hours spent on the ship exploring the pools, restaurants, activities and evening entertainment, embark on the cruise holiday you've always dreamed of with NCL Escape.
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What's onboard
Dining
There are plenty of dining options to tantalise all taste buds onboard Norwegian Escape. Experience two complimentary restaurants, 24-hour room service and more, all included in the price of your cruise.
The Norwegian Escape will also feature a number of speciality restaurants, serving everything from fresh Teppenyaki to traditional Italian cuisine. Delicious Asian Fusion, authentic French cuisine, hearty steaks and churrascuria-style meat are just some of the other specialities on offer.
For an extra special experience, guests can book a meal at the Chef’s table, which comes with nine exquisite courses, complimentary wines and a tour of the galley. There will also be a champagne reception with the onboard hospitality management and Executive Chef, as well as souvenir photos to remember your experience by.
For guests of The Haven, a number of further complimentary restaurants and cafes are available or you can also choose to dine in Suite where a butler will provide a white tablecloth service.
Read more about The Haven on our dedicated blog - Why You Should choose NCL The Haven.
Entertainment
When the sun goes down you’ll find plenty of lively evening entertainment onboard. Watch glamorous cabaret acts, big musical revues, comedy performances and more. You can even catch a performance by the world-renowned Million Dollar Quartet.
If you wish to have a pre or post-dinner drink then there are a number of bars onboard specialising in cocktails, whiskies and champagne, plus atmospheric jazz and blues clubs. If you want to dance the night away, you’ll find late-opening nightclubs, such as White Hot Party. From time to time when the weather allows, you’ll also find al fresco evenings set under the stars.
Norwegian Escape’s Casino features a host of table games and slot machines, where you can play to win relaxing spa treatments and complimentary cruise experiences. If you’re feeling competitive, you can even take part in a tournament against the other guests. For tricks, tips and advice on how to win big, the Casino staff put on regular ‘Learn to Play’ sessions.
Family
There are plenty of activities to keep all ages happy while onboard, including entertainment for children between 6 months and 17 years old. Enjoy endless hours of family fun at the bowling alley, play Nintendo Wii on a huge screen or compete to win a game of giant chess.
There are four kids clubs on the Norwegian Escape: Guppies for 6 months to 2-year-olds, Turtles for 3-5-year-olds, Seals for 6-9-year-olds and Dolphins for 10-12-year-olds. There are also late-night childcare programmes that run until 1.30am for parents who want to have the evening to them.
Things to do
Spa and Fitness
Visit the Mandara Spa and enjoy a range of rejuvenating treatments, from hot stone massages to revitalising facials. You’ll also find hair treatments, manicures, pedicures and foot therapies which will leave you looking and feeling great. To further your spa experience, you will have the chance to participate in the Mandara’s own fitness programmes, including Pilates, yoga and indoor cycling.
Also onboard are basketball courts, a jogging track and a fitness centre complete with plenty of cardio and weight training equipment. Get those muscles pumping with a boxing class or defy gravity on the climbing wall. There are so many opportunities to keep active on Norwegian Escape!
Recreation
Treat yourself to a new outfit, jewellery, perfume and more, or pick up some gifts for friends and family back home at one of the onboard shops. If you’re an art fan, you can browse some of the fantastic pieces in the art gallery and bid for your favourites in one of the art auctions. For a unique look into the workings of the Norwegian Escape, you can book a behind the scenes tour. Here, you’ll get an insight into the day to day running of the ship, as well as a glimpse into the ‘Staff Only’ areas.
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Iglu Cruise customer reviews for Norwegian Escape
I'm writing this review comparing other cruise lines I've been on. The overall cruise and stops visited was good, the staff work very hard and are very friendly. Embarking and disembarking was poor and not well organised, compounded by a ships tanoy system being low quality. The food was very good especially in the speciality restaurants however general restaurants had limited choices. The day time entertainment ( games etc), I found very cheesy and very noisy. Other shows good, Choir of man was excellent. I liked the ships layout and our cabin was excellent.
This cruise was chosen for the excellent itinerary. 14 nights down past Mexico then via lots of other interesting stops to wonderful Cartagena in Colombia. Finally back to New Orleans to stay over for Mardi Gras. On the NCL Escape the music, entertainment and food were good although the ship is looking a bit dated with lots of dark wood. There are some nice outside seating areas but it lacks quiet comfy inside space. Getting rid of at least some of the under-used casino area and the dated art auctions could improve this. Photographers were annoying. The class MB Club Balcony suite (11838) was excellent with a large and well-equipped bathroom. Excursions were well run and with the "More at Sea" discount were surprisingly affordable. Daily cabin and other extra service charges are a source of annoyance to European travellers. A general industry comment. Most Caribbean cruises, especially on desirable new ships, are only seven nights. This is not cost effective for travellers from the UK. Can we have more proper 14-night cruises please (and not just two x 7-nights back-to-back via Miami twice). Robin :>
went on N Escape food I found very good plenty of choice and the option of specialty restaurant's were excellent. For the size of the ship was well managed and always managed to find a seat to dine no queuing. Except for a few members of staff I found the service very hit & miss , and far to pushy trying to up sell all the time . Especially in the duty free shops with watches jewerlery not interested except if you was buying an expensive item very dismissive . a shame as everything else I found very good . entertainment excellent disappointed that everything seemed to wind down or close by 10pm very few options after this time . due to the weather we could not dock in Roatan or costa maya so only 2 stops far to many days at sea days very disappointing few people said this happens quite a lot ?? especially Roatan island ? this was the main island I wanted to explore too First cabin not good someone's else's cases etc. there & not cleaned not a good start & very small for 2 people - we was upgraded to another outside cabin , much better
We recently went on a Norwegian cruise and, at first, we were a little disappointed due to problems with the onboard app. It was running about a week behind, wasn’t showing the correct information, and nobody seemed to know how to fix it. However, once we spoke to a staff member who advised us to log out and log back in, the app started working properly. After that, everything became much more enjoyable. You just need to understand that Norwegian is a very laid-back cruise line, which gives the ship a relaxed and easy-going atmosphere. The staff were excellent, especially the entertainment team. Jake in particular was fantastic and really stood out. We were also lucky enough to speak with the General Hotel Manager, who was very friendly and took the time to chat with us. Overall, once the initial app issue was resolved, we had a great cruise and would happily sail with Norwegian again.
