JW and Jerome's Adventure on The Norwegian Escape

[cruiseguys2009]

JW--we have cabin 8730 (starboard side) on Escape this Sept. I was wondering why you say it is easier to get to "port" cabins in the M6 category?

 

It is not a straight shot to your cabin. If you watch my video, once I am through the second door and standing in front of The District, then, to get to your cabin, you would turn right and go down the hall and then make a left at the entrance of Food Republic. Then go through the doorway and that would lead to your cabin, and at the end of your hallway, all the inside cabins can be reached that way as well. Yours is still a secret cabin, but I think even more secret as no one knows just how to actually get there except you, once you are there!

 

They changed the floor plan from what is on the NCL Escape website as there is a "Crew" door now at the end of the Port Hallway, just after our cabins and no access to the Starboard passenger cabins from that side. You can see that in our video, it's the door just beyond where the Room Steward is working. At one time we could go all the way around from Port to Starboard. Now the access is "Crew" access only.

[Shawnkat]

“JW and Jerome’s Escapades on The Norwegian Escape Adventure!”

 

And, a little teaser. We enjoyed this particular sailing so much, we found it to be the Best ever in so many categories. We laughed and had a blast with so many genuine Crew Members and Officers, that we came off the ship and immediately booked the August 20th, 2016, 8 Night Sailing, just to make sure that what I am about to reveal was not a fluke. It should be consistent, as the personnel will undoubtedly change and in sixty days and I promise I will also recap our follow up journey.

 

 

 

We'll be on the same Aug 20 cruise. Can't wait!

 

 

 

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[njmomof2]

JW, I love you. I want to sail with you and Jerome.

 

I just can't imagine a better time than sailing with you two.

[Dayana]

JW, I love you. I want to sail with you and Jerome.

 

 

 

I just can't imagine a better time than sailing with you two.

 

 

My sentiments exactly.

 

 

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[Freespir8]

JW, I love you. I want to sail with you and Jerome.

 

I just can't imagine a better time than sailing with you two.

 

I was thinking the exact same thing! You are hilarious and I love your sense of humor. Makes me smile just reading it all!

[FWCruisers]

JW, I love you. I want to sail with you and Jerome.

 

I just can't imagine a better time than sailing with you two.

 

 

My wife and I have sailed with JW and Jerome and they were absolutely a blast to hang out with and talk to. There were many times we sat around and watched them (mainly JW) gamble and we laughed the entire time. I already miss the laughs...and maybe down the road we can connect again on another cruise! Until then I can't wait to read the rest of the review and especially the follow up review as we look to book our next cruise on the Escape in the near future.

[cruiseguys2009]

My wife and I have sailed with JW and Jerome and they were absolutely a blast to hang out with and talk to. There were many times we sat around and watched them (mainly JW) gamble and we laughed the entire time. I already miss the laughs...and maybe down the road we can connect again on another cruise! Until then I can't wait to read the rest of the review and especially the follow up review as we look to book our next cruise on the Escape in the near future.

 

AWWWW. Now only if they knew who you are.............more to come my friend, more to come!

[cruiseguys2009]

Just an FYI to everyone, here is our upcoming cruise schedule confirmed so far:

 

August 20, 2016: 8 Night Norwegian ESCAPE, Recap sailing

October 27, 2016: 10 Night Royal Princess Halloween Cruise

December 31, 2016: 7 Night Carnival Conquest New Years Eve

 

I know that we will be scheduled for a Norwegian sailing in February or March, and I also want to go on the Norwegian Sky somewhere in there too , for a three/four day booze cruz.

 

Any suggestions? Who is sailing in February/March? You know that I have to get to Golden Level in the Casino by March 31st.

[chet the jet]

Just an FYI to everyone, here is our upcoming cruise schedule confirmed so far:

 

August 20, 2016: 8 Night Norwegian ESCAPE, Recap sailing

October 27, 2016: 10 Night Royal Princess Halloween Cruise

December 31, 2016: 7 Night Carnival Conquest New Years Eve

 

I know that we will be scheduled for a Norwegian sailing in February or March, and I also want to go on the Norwegian Sky somewhere in there too , for a three/four day booze cruz.

 

Any suggestions? Who is sailing in February/March? You know that I have to get to Golden Level in the Casino by March 31st.

I am getting on the ship on August 28 when you get off. Going to miss all the fun

[Kierste]

Just an FYI to everyone, here is our upcoming cruise schedule confirmed so far:

 

August 20, 2016: 8 Night Norwegian ESCAPE, Recap sailing

October 27, 2016: 10 Night Royal Princess Halloween Cruise

December 31, 2016: 7 Night Carnival Conquest New Years Eve

 

I know that we will be scheduled for a Norwegian sailing in February or March, and I also want to go on the Norwegian Sky somewhere in there too , for a three/four day booze cruz.

 

Any suggestions? Who is sailing in February/March? You know that I have to get to Golden Level in the Casino by March 31st.

 

Oh please do the escape the last March 2017 sailing! Would love to sail with you guys!

[paradiseawaitsme]

You are freakin hilarious!! Wish you were going to be on our cruise October 1st.

[Coastalbreezes]

Just an FYI to everyone, here is our upcoming cruise schedule confirmed so far:

 

August 20, 2016: 8 Night Norwegian ESCAPE, Recap sailing

October 27, 2016: 10 Night Royal Princess Halloween Cruise

December 31, 2016: 7 Night Carnival Conquest New Years Eve

 

I know that we will be scheduled for a Norwegian sailing in February or March, and I also want to go on the Norwegian Sky somewhere in there too , for a three/four day booze cruz.

 

Any suggestions? Who is sailing in February/March? You know that I have to get to Golden Level in the Casino by March 31st.

 

 

Getaway February 12th for me. My good friend and his partner are getting married on the ship -- should be a blast. Getaway is one of my favorite ships. Would love to cruise with you two one day! P.S. I'm a CAS guest also so I pretty much live in the casino all week.

 

Tracy

Edited June 25, 2016 by TracyE

[swimmom1]

I love you guys!!! just booked August 20. we are from s florida too.

will you PLEASE leave those machines for a little while and come shoot craps with us...you would be a blast to play with!!! (yes, I admit we spend too much time there too)

 

See you on board, I am sure we will be able to find you both to say hello!

[Trombone_Goddess]

Your review is so entertaining to read! Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip. Thank you!

[cruiseguys2009]

More to come this afternoon and this evening.

 

[olcar]

Enjoying your review and excited to be sailing with y'all on the Escape August 20

[keeponcruising]

More to come this afternoon and this evening.

 

 

Afternoon has come and gone. Into evening now and followed your instructions and am drunk waiting for the show.

[riclop]

Yes folks, Jerome and I are back from our Norwegian sailing and this time, we had an awesome experience on the brand new Norwegian Escape. Oh my gosh, here we are, once again, on the High Seas with a rip roaring, side splitting, fun and raucous, upcoming story of our Adventures. We Escape'd and we are back! So many new characters, so many hilarious situations.

 

To get everyone started, here is a small video of our "Secret" Mini Suite with Extra Large Balcony, cabin 8120:

 

 

We have so many adventurous stories to tell and we really tried to be incognito on this sailing, but were quickly found out by NCL, as they too remembered our disastrous sailing on The Norwegian Epic, (Thanksgiving 2012) which because of, we vowed never to return to Norwegian.................but hey, Never say Never, right? I am sure glad we did. After 45 cruises, this being our 46th, it is hands down our Number One cruise of our lifetime, being the best cruise of all.

 

So stay tuned. There will be loads of fun beginning soon. Hold on to your hats and don't drink coffee or soda while reading our stories, because I promise you will spray it out all over the keyboard, especially if you are reading Cruise Critic at work!:eek:

 

Before we do begin, as always, my dearest thanks go out to Carolyn Spencer Brown and Laura Sterling from Cruise Critic, who continue to make this all possible. We Love you Carolyn and Laura!

 

Thank you to Sean the Hotel Director and Martin the Food and Beverage Director and the rest of the fantastic Officers from the Norwegian Escape:

JW what a great video , thanks so much.

[cruiseguys2009]

So here Jerome and I are, through the triple doors on deck 8, peeping down our corridor where our cabin is, not a housekeeping cart in sight, but I am getting school kid nervous (and I have to Tinkle too) because there are so many Crew Members coming and going.

 

Oh I see now, as I am walking towards our cabin, there is a Crew Door midway down the hall. New Crew Cabins have been added on our deck, I get it! Everyone we pass is looking directly at us saying "Hello", "Welcome Aboard", don't they know that it is just noon and "We" are not allowed to be here, let alone toting our carry-ons down the corridor. Bad JW, Bad!

 

So we get to cabin 8120, "Well" I say, "Here goes". I slide the room key card in the slot and ooooh chills and thrills go up and down my spine. A green light! It's happening, it's finally happening! Yay! I have to Tinkle soooo bad.

 

I run into the room, take a quick glance, open the bathroom door, grabbing my pants button and having my pants half way down already, (I said I really had to Tinkle), and crapola..............no lights. I am in the dark. I turn the light switch off and on, off and on, come on already, I hasappbad! Like a Pirate I scream RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. Jerome, as usual, the cool and collected Flyboy, walks briskly past me and into the room, pushing me into the bathroom and almost closing the door on me, and thank goodness I have good aim, placing the carry-ons on the bed and calmly states that there needs to be a room key or card key in the slot to activate the lights.

 

"I ain't got time for that!" So, meanie that he is, as I am in the dark Tinkling, Oh goodness, I really had to go, I hear him open the balcony door and scream back at me, "Holy Crap JW!" "Look at the size of this balcony!"

 

Dagnabit Jerome! I am so excited that I almost decide to forgo continuing in the John and just become a fire hose and spray the whole dang cabin until I got to the balcony! "Dagnit Jerome", I thought, "I wanted to see the balcony too, couldn't you have waited for me?" Come on JW, finish, hurry!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....I have to get to the balcony! Then, finally, I had a fabulous musical thought come to me at that very moment, KC and The Sunshine Band singing "Shake, Shake Shake!" "Shake, Shake Shake!" (Okay, some of you will get it and some will still say what the heck is he talking about?).

 

I pressed the button on the wall for the Johnny and nothing. Pressed again, nothing. Then all of the sudden, seconds delay................WHOOSH! Dang nearly took me along with it. I felt the rush of the wind. (What is with me today and song lyrics?) Talk about a delay in the flush capacitor (Back to the Future License, thank you)....goodness gracious me.

 

"I'm coming, I coming!" I screamed to Jerome and he was already on the balcony and the door was closed so he couldn't hear me anyway. I get to the door, look around really quick and then say to myself, "Wow, Nice room!", I grab the balcony handle and just like Zsa Zsa Gabor in The Green Acres opening number (You have to be old enough) slid open the door and said to Jerome "New York is where I'd rather be" and he says sarcastically to me, "But 'cha aren't Blanche, ya aren't in New Yawk, You's on The Noweegeean Es-Caw-Pay." That's how we pronounce the Escape............Es-Caw-Pay. Kind of chishe fah fah isn't it?

 

Oh my goodness. Ah-May-Zing to the third power. This balcony, pardon the Trumpism, is HUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGE!

 

There is a full size round dining table and two regular chairs. Two full size chaise loungers. A side table. And the balcony is the same size as the living area of the Mini-Suite. Wowza. No wonder they call these the Secret Mini Suites. Yes, and they cost a pretty penny too, but you know what? They be worth every penny.

 

Of course, I wouldn't be "JW" if I didn't turn around and look up, at everyone, as they all can see us on the balcony, and yell "Yoo Hoo!" to everyone while I give gigantic waves (and thank gosh I learned to wear clothes in the morning before going out to the rail on the balcony. That goes back to the Norwegian Dawn in '09 when I walk casually out to the front of the ship on our balcony first thing in the morning in my tightie whities, {I was much thinner then and really cute} as we were coming into St Thomas. There were hoots, cat calls and hollers from above and I turned around and saw a ship full of passengers and the Captain on the Bridge, waving and whistling at me. OH MY GAWD. Needless to say, JW, thankfully, is always fully presentable now, when going on a balcony)

 

In any event, I guess there were several more folks that decided to just go to their rooms like us.

 

"Oh My Living Lord!" I screamed "Jerome!" "There is someone in the room!" Jerome sprang to the balcony door and there were three Crew Members (okay, my heart started pounding, I thought the jig was up and we waz in big troubles) but they were just there to deliver lots of amenities. Oh Crapola. They know. I did everything possible to throw them off the scent that it was Cruiseguys on the sailing. We booked and paid in Jerome's name, all the reservations were such. We stayed off of Cruise Critic deliberately as well as the Roll Call. We booked four days before we sailed. Drats. I have been discovered, and now I am, what I call my new catch phrase: being "Gambee-ized."

 

Here came a parade of Bon Voyage amenities. Lots of Chocolate Covered Strawberries, or CCS from now on, a Bottle of red wine, a Fruit Bowl and a plate of Canapes. We thank the crew members for presenting these to us and I give them a tip, of course, and off they went and I proceeded to look at the gift cards. Dagnabit, I am found out. Last thing I wanted was for NCL to know I had returned.

 

NCL was bound and determined to make this cruise RIGHT AND PERFECT.

 

First, there is a Welcome Aboard card from The Hotel Director, Sean Whatshimgalgheimerstaidershultz, (Not his real name but I asked over and over how to say it and that is all I could come up with after 8 martini's). I'ts actually spelled Wurmhoeringer. Then a Mr. Lester from Guest Relations sent us a bottle of Vino and the Fruit Bowl. The Food and Beverage Director, Mr Martin Ivanov (From Barcelona, Spain and really, really Handsome) sent us Canapes and CCS. Another plate CCS from Christina Bica, our fabulous Casino Host, and our prepaid 6 large bottles of Aquafina.

 

There is, so far before we have sailed, a total of 18 Chocolate Covered Strawberries, 6 each on three different plates. Really? And dozens more to come each day throughout the cruise. I loved it. Really. It was hysterical to see, later on the cruise, a one time delivery of 7 stacked CCS in just one afternoon. Is there any other amenity they have except Chocolate Covered Strawberries? I really appreciate it, but.........we much rather would have enjoyed the canapes. The amazing and kind gestures were fun and I mentioned it to Sean W and we will laugh about it, together with Martin, in a few days. More on that later on.

 

Then, it's 1PM and our luggage arrives. Oh my gosh, that is the first time ever that our luggage arrives before sailing. Cool.

 

At this point, Jerome kicks me out of the room, as I am not allowed to be in the room when he is unpacking and organizing on the first day, or, on the last night when he is packing to go home. I drive him nuts, I guess. I drive most people nuts, I suppose. But who cares.

 

Off Trouble goes to have a Martini or three at Tobacco Road, which is about 100 steps from the door to our hallway from our cabin. Schweet.

[baryton]

Keep 'em coming JW. Entertaining to the MAX :D

[stevejco]

 

[ Then, finally, I had a fabulous musical thought come to me at that very moment, KC and The Sunshine Band singing "Shake, Shake Shake!" "Shake, Shake Shake!" (Okay, some of you will get it and some will still say what the heck is he talking about?).

 

Way too funny! Thanks for the laugh. Really enjoying the review.

[Ladypeartree]

Your review is amazing, it is like curling up with a good book. I look forward to it everyday.

[cruizinwithkids]

Your review is amazing, it is like curling up with a good book. I look forward to it everyday.

 

Agreed. I did think however that it was a pretty sad statement on my social life as I waited for this latest installment last night. :D

Edited June 26, 2016 by cruizinwithkids

[tawaik]

Reading your review made me LOL so many times!! Your personality shines through your words and I'm enjoying your detailed outtake of your cruise.

[cruiseguys2009]

Agreed. I did think however that it was a pretty sad statement on my social life as I waited for this latest installment last night. :D

 

 

How funny! Yes, it takes me a couple of hours to write a chapter and I will keep pumping them out as long as my vodka holds out! We have so many Escapades and I enjoy recapping them and if I enjoy them, I know others will too.