Epic Cruise Caribbean
Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: February 01, 2015
Ship: Norwegian Epic
Cabin type: Balcony
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
My wife and i cruised the Norwegian Epic and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The ship has a lot of amenities and nice restaurants. The entertainment is varied and inviting and seems to fit the bill for all ages. We thoroughly enjoyed the energy of the "Legends in Concert" show to such an extent that we saw it more than once. The show was "sold out" (it is complementary) every night and the Epic Theater holds 800 people! Wonderful, professional talent was exhibited by the three acts, Jimmy Buffet, Adele and Aretha Franklin, the Legends Orchestra and the Legends singers and dancers. All I can say is WOW!, don't miss it. The Dueling Piano show was very entertaining and the artists were really talented. Don't miss the Cirque Dreams dinner show. That is worth the extra cost. I am not a Cirque fan but I was thoroughly entertained. Great job by all! We saw the Blue Man Group. It was n t my cup of tea but I suspect it was for many of the guests based upon the audience response and other comments I heard. Also enjoyed the Burlesque show. The general deck was really active and noisy. I did take advantage of the quiet zone for a while and it was a relief. I did enjoy, though, the hot tubs and the water slides.
We tried to make the rounds of the different restaurants and meal venues. I was impressed with the Manhattan Room and the Friday evening entertainment. I recognized many of the entertainers from the Legends show. Again, a great experience and i appreciated the talent. Heard that the Legends are leaving the ship later this year. What a loss!!! The Garden Buffet was always good with good variety and convenience.
I had to use Medical once and found it very helpful and accomodating.
We enjoyed the "Taste of Cayman" and "Joy of Chocolate" tours very much. Would have enjoyed the Dunn's River Falls and the Dolphin Encounter more if we could have avoided the very aggressive craft vendor area at Dunn's. That was a real downer.
The service personnel on board the ship were very helpful and always seemed welcoming. Our Steward was particularly helpful and very good natured. Loved the towel critters.
Our vacation was very enjoyable. Could not see the entire ship. Need another voyage to experience it all! Thanks, Norwegian!!!
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See as much as you can, Do as much as you can, relax and enjoy yourselves. Read reviews of the On-shore excursions and choose them accordingly