Caribbean - Eastern Cruise Reviews

Sauna accessible only for additional pay, swimming pools are very small and half of time were closed. Drinks are very expensive. All design make pay for everything. Nothing to do at night, all boring shows lasting 45 min.

Am seriously considering ever cruising again on NCL.

Overall, I felt like I wasted a lot of money going on this cruise. Not crazy about the food. I kept wondering, "Is Norwegians staff allowed to cook with salt?" The activities are very limited especially considering we were stuck on the ship for three days at sea. I felt like the captain could have updated us sooner on the changes of the itinerary instead of hours later. While I know we are limited on options that we had due to being stuck on the ship, the delay in communication caused us to feel really trapped on the ship rather than on vacation. The best activity they had on this ship was comedy but that was limited to 3-5 hours at night and it was not every night. The space for the comedy show was too small to hold all the cruisers interested in being there. Tip for the future: If ever trapped at sea for more than a day, please provide better activities for people to do. This was my first Norwegian cruise and I absolutely regret it. Everything about this company is money driven. Allow us to bring our own water at least instead of paying 3k for a cruise and forced to drink filtered sea water and from your juice fountains. Specialty dining is a very inconsiderate thing when your guests are provided only 3 real options for "complimentary" dining. I should've just flown to each of these ports instead of cruise to them. It would've been sooo much cheaper and less harassing. Also, ponchos should be complimentary as well as sea sickness pills/patches. And why is their a charge for room service? Why even go on an overpriced cruise ship when you can save so much money going to each place individually, you're not restricted of your freedom because you're stuck on it, and you have way more options when it comes to boarding and food. I have went on many different cruises but Norwegian has left a very very very bad feeling for me when it comes to cruising. Oh, and keep in mind their customer service phone line is only available for pre-cruising, not post-cruising. So, after you spent your money, they are not interested in hearing about your dissatisfaction or them having to reimburse you for anything they did on their side unless you email them! Still waiting on a response from my email, btw.

Second time cruising on this ship Me and mother shared room and our room was so hot

It was a nice cruise. First time I have seen a roach on a cruise. There was one by the pizza area. When opening our closet there was a roach. Service was great. My husband recently passed away so I didn’t have as much fun as I usual do. I enjoyed the Freedom and breeze much more.

100% we would book this ship with this crew again.

Very disappointed with the staff, cabin, pool, activities... everything. I do no recommend this ship to anyone. Ive been on Norwegian before and loved it, I just do not recommend Norwegian Epic. The layout is a joke, the pool is a joke and the side of my kitchen table, the staff always seemed annoyed, the ship was rocking and bumpy when it was calm and sunny out, just a wasted trip.

Disappointed with diminished overall service. Have been on this ship a couple of times, but will not choose it again.

very relaxing, everyone was friendly, made new friends

We had a relaxing time on the cruise. Plenty of food and rest. Many choices of activities and food. We have experienced better cruise food, comedy and shows on previous cruises.

This was a last minute cruise to get away and go somewhere new. Very relaxing. Got plenty of sleep.

The cruise overall was a great time. Carnival is known for bring a party line, and they didn't disappoint. Halloween night was a spectacle to be seen. The food was overall very good, but the buffet was disappointing. My wife is a picky eater, so we didn't explore the specialty restaurants due to the menu's being a little to "nouveau" for her taste. And the surf and turf in the main dining room was an excellent upgrade for half the price. We really enjoyed the Damjagua zip & dip experience in Puerto Plata. The guides were great and the trip was fun. We were disappointed they cancelled the 2 Reef Snorkel in Grand Turk the night prior due to expected bad weather. However, that day turned out to be fairly nice and the trip could have been made. Half Moon Cay was nice, pretty beaches, but not a lot to do. Entertainment onboard was good. We're not the type to get too involved with onboard activities, but the main event shows in the Liquid Lounge were very nice, especially the VIP 54 show. Also the Vista Band in the Ocean Plaza lounge was very good and entertaining, We danced the night away. Last but not least, any staff we had contact with throughout the week were very pleasant and helpful. The trip overall was a lot of FUN!

Everything was great except the excursion in Grand Turk.

Overall a great vacation and will look at it again. Just hoping for better things for the folks of those Islands

Nice cruise especially for the price. The food on the ship is lacking.

It is a Carnival cruise. No class or dignity or brand pride. The Tea time is a joke....food is medicore....officers refuse to talk to guests...best to avoid unless you get a very cheap deal!

Perfect! I'm a solo traveler and I made a few new friends on this cruise. Can't wait for the next cruise.

Would go on the Venezia again. Don’t listen to all of the negative reviews. We had a blast and have no complaints. We had so much fun.

Not many activities, the anytime dining took a while and noisy. Room cleanliness was not the best.

It was our best ever. Inbound and outbound flights, embarkation, disembarkation, excursions were all executed perfectly. Food aboard was fantastic especially from the buffet which offered excellent choices on a daily basis.