Average cruise, great ports and expensive excursions

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

dmjorgenson

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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Norwegian Epic

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 10, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8198

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

Ship was centered around the casino, specialty dining and a costly dinner show. It seemed we were constantly passing through the casino to get anywhere. We enjoyed the complimentary dining rooms but found they were seldom open for breakfast and lunch at convenient times. The specialty dining was over rated and was not worth the extra $30. per person! Complimentary entertainment was average. This ship lacked anything special compared to other cruise ships.

Our room steward did an outstanding job...Go Reggie!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

no experience

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Lots of storage. Liked the balcony. Great room steward!

Ship tip

Don't waste your money on specialty dining.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Stayed 3 nights in the Examplia area and loved it. Felt safe walking day & night.

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Toured Pompeii and were pleased with our guide and info.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Long tour with lots of walking but well worth the time and effort!

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Very crowded, lots to see, glad we had cool weather.

Cannes, France

5 out of 5

Quaint city, great food and friendly people. Did not take a tour and enjoyed a day on our own.

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

3 out of 5

Least favorite port. Did the On & Off Bus which was ok. Wasted money taking the transportation offered by the ship.

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