11% vs 4 weeks agoPacific Coast
- Sails Oct 12, 2026 · 6 nights
- Norwegian Encore
- From Vancouver, British Columbia → Los Angeles, California
Inside $489 · Ocean view $589 · Balcony $839 · Suite $2,239 per person
Norwegian Encore
Ship profile · flagged in The Bahamas. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.
Image via Wikimedia Commons- Tonnage
- 168,800
- Capacity
- 3,998
- Built
- 2,019
- Upcoming
- 154
Reviewer read
Rated below most ships we track. Not one of its best values.
Norwegian Encore rates higher overall than 37% of the ships we track. Entertainment is its strongest showing. The weak spot is value — and a small but very consistent signal says it is getting worse.
Why reviewers choose it
- Entertainment7.8
Higher than 68% of ships · 1,268 ratings
- Ship quality9.0
Higher than 66% of ships · 863 ratings
- Dining7.9
Higher than 58% of ships · 1,333 ratings
- Cabins8.5
Higher than 54% of ships · 1,379 ratings
The one caution
5.9out of 10 for value
Higher than only 8% of ships. The typical ship scores 6.96.
Of the 20 reviewers who described value changing over time, 18 said it got worse.
Consistent, but only 20 people said it.
Of the 202 reviewers who wrote about it, 21% were positive.
Everything else, in two lines
Five are good without being remarkable: entertainment, ship quality, dining, cabins and family. They rate higher than 52% to 68% of ships.
Seven fall below the fleet: activities, embarkation, service, disembarkation, public areas, fitness and value. They rate higher than 8% to 44% of ships.
Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.36 and 8.69. Pick on price and position, not on rating.
One place worth knowing about
- Choir of Man The show people mention most92% positive · 276 comments
Reviewers named 12 places by name. This is the one where knowing changes anything — the other 11 are all liked by 62% to 91% of the people who mentioned them.
Who says it suited them
First-time cruisers (51 of 63), solo travelers (43 of 46), families with teens (26 of 35) and couples (11 of 14).
No group described it as a poor fit.
What we can’t tell you
- How it suits older travelers
- Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
- How it handles mobility needs
- Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
- Whether it's good value today
- Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.
Every category, compared
The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.
| Category | Rating | Compared with other ships | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship quality | 9.0 | Higher than 66% | 863 ratings · broad |
| Disembarkation | 8.5 | Higher than only 31% | 865 ratings · broad |
| Cabins | 8.5 | Higher than 54% | 1,379 ratings · broad |
| Service | 8.4 | Higher than only 32% | 1,257 ratings · broad |
| Embarkation | 8.2 | Higher than only 33% | 1,331 ratings · broad |
| Dining | 7.9 | Higher than 58% | 1,333 ratings · broad |
| Entertainment | 7.8 | Higher than 68% | 1,268 ratings · broad |
| Activities | 7.8 | Higher than only 44% | 863 ratings · broad |
| Public areas | 7.3 | Higher than only 24% | 451 ratings · useful |
| Family | 7.0 | Higher than 52% | 111 ratings · useful |
| Fitness | 6.8 | Higher than only 16% | 364 ratings · useful |
| Value | 5.9 | Higher than only 8% | 386 ratings · useful |
1,428 published reviews · 521 from the last three years · 12,312 individual comments read.
On the chart
Upcoming sailings on Norwegian Encore
Mexican Riviera
- Next sails Oct 18, 2026 · 7 nights
- Norwegian Encore
- From Los Angeles, California · roundtrip
Inside $559 · Ocean view $609 · Balcony $749 · Suite $3,179 per person
- Next sails Mar 5, 2027 · 10 nights
- Norwegian Encore
- From Los Angeles, California · roundtrip
Inside $1,468 · Ocean view $1,508 · Balcony $1,688 · Suite $1,718 per person
7% vs 4 weeks agoPacific Coast
- Sails Apr 18, 2027 · 6 nights
- Norwegian Encore
- From Los Angeles, California → Vancouver, British Columbia
Inside $629 · Ocean view $709 · Balcony $799 · Suite $899 per person
Alaska
- Next sails Apr 25, 2027 · 7 nights
- Norwegian Encore
- From Seattle, Washington · roundtrip
Inside $1,179 · Ocean view $1,589 · Balcony $1,829 · Suite $1,889 per person
Alaska
- Next sails May 11, 2027 · 13 nights
- Norwegian Encore
- From Seattle, Washington · roundtrip
Inside $3,958 · Ocean view $4,708 · Balcony $4,998 · Suite $5,048 per person
Pacific Coast
- Sails Oct 18, 2027 · 6 nights
- Norwegian Encore
- From Vancouver, British Columbia → Los Angeles, California
Inside $789 · Ocean view $959 · Balcony $1,059 · Suite $1,209 per person
- Next sails Nov 5, 2027 · 10 nights
- Norwegian Encore
- From Los Angeles, California · roundtrip
Inside $1,488 · Ocean view $1,578 · Balcony $1,678 · Suite $1,808 per person
Panama Canal
- Sails Jan 9, 2028 · 15 nights
- Norwegian Encore
- From Los Angeles, California → Miami, Florida
Inside $1,769 · Ocean view $2,219 · Balcony $2,719 · Suite $2,949 per person
Panama Canal
- Sails Jan 24, 2028 · 15 nights
- Norwegian Encore
- From Miami, Florida → Los Angeles, California
Inside $2,139 · Ocean view $2,889 · Balcony $3,589 · Suite $4,189 per person
Mexican Riviera
- Sails Feb 8, 2028 · 5 nights
- Norwegian Encore
- From Los Angeles, California · roundtrip
Inside $459 · Ocean view $539 · Balcony $579 · Suite $679 per person
Pacific Coast
- Sails Apr 9, 2028 · 6 nights
- Norwegian Encore
- From Los Angeles, California → Vancouver, British Columbia
Inside $769 · Ocean view $869 · Balcony $1,019 · Suite $1,169 per person
5% vs 3 weeks agoPacific Coast
- Sails Apr 15, 2028 · 1 night
- Norwegian Encore
- From Vancouver, British Columbia → Seattle, Washington
Inside $109 · Ocean view $159 · Balcony $189 · Suite $249 per person