Caribbean - Western Cruise Reviews

over all it was a good cruise but too many uncontrolled young teenagers , after the first few days all they did was run all around the ship night and day

A great cruise! Great to see a dear friend of ours and enjoy everything Royal Caribbean has to offer. They do it so well! I am working on planning my next getaway!

Nothing WOW about this ship. We liked Dawn and Bliss much better. If not for extreme overcrowd I would rate this cruise higher. It was like a tin packed with sardines with a lot of children, which were not on their best behavior. Not to much to do for kids on this ship, so they were running in all public species.

Worst cruise ever - way too crowded, long lines everywhere, tenders/excursions were a cluster of unhappy people. Spoke to many people who said they will never cruise EPIC again. The staff tried so very hard, but there just weren't enough of them. Ship layout was just horrible. Two tiny pools, no wading/siting pool and the H20 pool was also tiny and always filled with diesel smoke.

Nothing we booked was as a group. When we asked about being put together the excuse was that we were in separate cabins. I saw everyone else together. Even our excursions were separated. Again told we were at separate times because we were in different cabins. I saw lots of families together and surprise surprise they were in different cabins.

You get what you pay for! Carnival has changed so much over the years, and sadly not for the good.

Old but nice ship, no promenade. Dated but the staff keep it sparkling clean. The ports were a huge hit, but beware of Cozumel - you'll get scammed and ripped off.

Overall fantastic experience! We really enjoyed the entertainment. Big highlights were the Ice Show, Grease, and the magician. The laser tag and escape room were must-do and the promenade shows in the evening were so much fun. The ship was incredibly clean and the staff was top-notch!

Almost perfect! Main dining food could be better, BEDS need burning!

Enjoyed it enough to book another cruise! We will sail again to the Bahamas next time.

Great cruise, staff was excellent. Tge ports were all good , our family really loved the excursion to the Mayan temple.

Our cruise was excellent. Just note during spring break time there will be lots of families with their younger kids and teens. That was my fault for booking during that time. My biggest issue was some parents letting their children run around doing cartwheels, tumbling and overall not being supervised. The crew is not there to babysit unless you bring children to day care. Besides the above, the cruise was excellent. We wanted to get away to warmer climate and it was certainly warm. Over favorite port, Harvest Caye is amazing. Lounging in the pool and enjoying cold adult beverages while soaking up the sun. Doesn’t get any better. Beware though, you must have cash or credit card when purchasing food, drinks, or gifts on Harvest Caye. Yes, the information was given to guests prior to going ashore. We have two more cruises scheduled on Norwegian and can not wait to see other parts of the Caribbean area

All in all it was a great experience. The food was better than expected even though it was not always great. I felt the bars needed more staff as they got backed up a ton. The coffee shop was always a crazy line but when we found the bar on the 8th floor with the Espresso machine the last couple of days were much better. Security did what they could but the teens destroyed equipment in the arcade and it made that experience tough for younger kids. In addition security did not do a good job of policing the Basketball courts. I understand that teenagers will cuss but it was so graphic and inappropriate that most kids would not go in there because it was so aggressive in there. I feel security should not allow kids to yell out racial slurs and extreme language when there are a ton of little kids around. My kids learned way to many new words and racial slurs.

Overall a good cruise. The NCL Joy was well maintained and the Ports we visited were beautiful. We had excellent weather.

After 10 plus cruises, this was the worst one! This was during spring break so lots of kids which usually isn't an issue for us (we always cruise during spring break with our teenage kids. The kids on this cruise were disrespectful as well as many of the adults. The food lines were the longest we have ever seen. The food staff were unfriendly and often looking at their phones. We were told 20 minutes before we were supposed to dock at Progreso that we wouldn't be able to due to unsafe conditions so we had an extra day at sea which usually isn't an issue for us but with the long lines and little entertainment we were very disappointed.

Unbelievable cruise. The largest and newest ship in the industry. Highly recommend. The ship, staff, entertainment, food and amenities are FIRST CLASS. Highly rated!!! A++++++++

This was our first time traveling on NCL. Our room was great! But be careful about booking forward balcony rooms. You may be overlooking the bow of the ship if you're on a lower floor and that would really suck. We were in room 12102, so high enough that our view wasn't obstructed but the deck was TINY.

We really enjoyed the Prima & the relaxed atmosphere. The food, entertainment and servers were amazing. We loved it!

Had a nice time. Great food everywhere. Lacking on entertainment. Cabin was very old,outdated and needs improvement. Staff were great.

It was wonderful! Staff were very attentive. Food was yummy. There was always something to do for our whole family from youth to grandparents. What a great experience!