January 18th, Western Caribbean

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Norwegian Epic

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 18, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10186

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

This was our 6th cruise, second on NCL.

Pros - Entertainment was excellent especially "Howl At The Moon". We went to 2 specialty restaurants and the meals were very good as were the meals in the main dining restaurants. We had a mid ship balcony room. Very clean and loads of storage space. Easy to find our way around and familiarized our bearings on the ship very quickly. Staff was efficient, especially the waiters in all restaurants.

Cons - Too many people compared to other ships. Garden Cafe was like a free for all - steer clear if you don't have kids. A certain religious group were catered to the extent that other passengers were inconvenienced at times. They went into the dining room at 5:30 and sat there till 10:00 using up space making others wait daily. Children constantly cut in lines. It is not up to passengers to maintain order when the parents are too ignorant to do so. Sink was like a spitoon in the dentist's office. Bring a bar of soap - none are supplied - just liquids. Pizza was always undercooked.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Except for the Garden Cafe

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

never used

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
A little narrow between the bed and the dresser

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Go to the Zoo, cheap and 5 hours to see everything, well laid out. Great Cuban Restaurants Sergio's in south Miami

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Stroll around the town

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Shopping - Yikes. Have a beer and people watch for a while.
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WeCruiseToo    9 years ago

Sounds like the pros outweighed the cons Ken & Sandra, but you’re so right about the odd sink in the bedroom.  What do think you’ll do for your next cruise?

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