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Norwegian Escape

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Reviewer read

Rated below most ships we track. It falls behind on disembarkation.

Norwegian Escape rates higher overall than 35% of the ships we track. Family is its strongest showing. The weak spot is disembarkation.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Family7.4

    Higher than 74% of ships · 125 ratings

  • Fitness7.6

    Higher than 67% of ships · 2,003 ratings

  • Entertainment7.7

    Higher than 57% of ships · 4,947 ratings

The one caution

8.0out of 10 for disembarkation

Higher than only 10% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.80.

Everything else, in two lines

Three are good without being remarkable: family (higher than 74% of ships), fitness (higher than 67% of ships) and entertainment (higher than 57% of ships).

Nine fall below the fleet: dining, cabins, activities, value, ship quality, public areas, service, embarkation and disembarkation. They rate higher than 10% to 47% of ships.

Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 7.92 and 8.35. Pick on price and position, not on rating.

Three places worth knowing about

  • Atrium The one people argue about36% positive · 154 comments
  • Choir of Man The show people mention most94% positive · 334 comments
  • Teppanyaki The best-liked restaurant on board91% positive · 196 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 9 are all liked by 60% to 88% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (291 of 335), families with young kids (215 of 318), solo travelers (149 of 162), families with teens (95 of 131), couples (63 of 77) and large groups (45 of 55).

Travelers with accessibility needs (73 of 105) 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.
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.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Ship quality8.5Higher than only 35%2,660 ratings · broad
Cabins8.3Higher than only 44%5,473 ratings · broad
Service8.2Higher than only 26%5,061 ratings · broad
Disembarkation8.0Higher than only 10%1,850 ratings · broad
Embarkation7.8Higher than only 16%4,255 ratings · broad
Dining7.7Higher than only 47%5,096 ratings · broad
Entertainment7.7Higher than 57%4,947 ratings · broad
Activities7.7Higher than only 40%2,640 ratings · broad
Fitness7.6Higher than 67%2,003 ratings · broad
Public areas7.5Higher than only 31%2,370 ratings · broad
Family7.4Higher than 74%125 ratings · useful
Value6.7Higher than only 36%2,344 ratings · broad

6,046 published reviews · 700 from the last three years · 45,020 individual comments read.

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