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Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Verified Review
Norwegian Epic

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 09, 2014

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 13087

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

This was my first time taking a cruise with my wife.  We have been wanting to go on a cruise for years, and decided to do the Western Mediterranean with the Norwegian Epic as my brother recommended it to me.  I was pleasantly surprised overall, with the quality of the food, especially in the main (garden cafe) buffet.  I would definitely recommend this cruise to anyone else.  The only criticism that I have of Norwegian is that the Spice H2O area, which was supposed to be the "Adult Zone" until 6pm daily on the boat, often was not enforced except for on one day.  It was nice, relaxing, and romantic for my wife and I to hang out at Spice H2O when it was the "Adult Zone" and there were no kids present in the pool or hot tub.  Other than that, the cruise was fantastic, and was everything and more than we ever imagined.  I would cruise again with Norwegian.  

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Never had a problem at any of the dinner restaurants. Be sure to come early, as after 8pm it starts to become a long wait to get seated.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Spent 6 days here before our cruise. St. Peter's Basilica and the Colosseum were my favorite.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Cannes, France

5 out of 5

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Sagrada Familia was a hit. Get there early.

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
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1 Comment

SimonTravels    10 years ago

Thanks for the great review, John! Glad you enjoyed your first cruise! If you have any photos from the cruise you'd like to share, please add them at http://cruiseline.com/photos Thanks!