Epic food & shows, but NOT so Epic staterooms

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

lmoore120

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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10 Night Canary Islands & Morocco (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 28, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12316

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

For my 54th cruise, I was terribly disappointed by the staterooms; we always pay extra for an AFT facing balcony--usually a bit larger with view to the R & to the L. This was by far the smallest room of the 54 cruises, limited storage because there was a connecting door to the next cabin, had to bring hangers from home to hold clothes (few shelves for folded clothes), space between bed & dressing table was no more than 18", bathroom was a joke (toilet in frosted glass tiny enclosure; shower in another frosted glass enclosure.

Food was much better than on the Sun 3-4 months ago; shows were great but you needed reservations to attend. There should have been a warning as to what "Priscilla of the Dessert" was about; my husband and many others over 65 walked OUT.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

See above relative to rooms.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

See comments above. By far the worst room I've ever stayed in during my previous 53 cruises.

Ship tip

Be prepared for tiny rooms; bring hangers from home; be prepared to awaken during the night each time your toilet or those of the neighbors flushes. Register in advance for all entertainment. No need to spend extra money on up scale restaurants.

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Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Tangier, Morocco

1 out of 5

We had a terrible guide who only wanted to rush us so he could bring us to a pharmacy where he got a cut on the products we bought there,.

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Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

5 out of 5

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands

5 out of 5

Funchal, Madeira

5 out of 5

Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5

4 Comments

rgruenhaus 8 years ago

I guess some happily wear their blinders as not to see what others do and get to know it and maybe get a laugh and then let go of the hate. Accepting for others to be what they are doesn't mean you have to be like them. Anyway, it's entertainment! Let go and have fun!

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mrskpnut 8 years ago

I am just off the Epic today and even while sitting in the theatre before hand there were 3 warnings about the content so that's the time to leave not when it has started and disturb everyone else's viewing. I found the cirque show while fantastic from an athletic acrobatic point of view a bit uncomfortable and overly "in your face" and there were no warnings for that so it really is matter of personal taste.

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valentinka 8 years ago

Sorry but Priscilla Is not for everyone. I walked out too and I am not even 50. So many people so many minds. Also, you can't find time to check out everything. There are limitations as to how much homework you can do. There are too many BUTs, that is why Epic will never be my favorite one.

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Bowky2 8 years ago

Priscilla was fantastic , we saw this on epic three weeks ago, even my husband who would not normally go to this type of show raved over it. Don't be prudes, also the adverts for show on ship made the subject matter pretty obvious.

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