Horrible cabin layout, but ship staff, entertainment and food was excellent

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Norwegian Epic

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 21, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9013

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This was our third Norwegian cruise and the staff was super friendly and professional, the shows and entertainment was fantastic(except the comics, who were really bad), and the dining was great.  Unfortunately, we failed to look closely at the cabin layout prior to arriving.  You have no separate bathroom.  The teeny-tiny, hard to reach and often clogging sink is in the room at the end of one bed.  Yes, you can sit on the bed and brush your teeth.  The toilet and shower are on each side of the door and have a thin piece of frosted acrylic for a door.  There is very little privacy..... very very little.  If you are sharing a cabin, make arrangements to have the cabin to yourself when nature calls or otherwise it will be as if everyone is sharing the experience with you..... The cabin layout makes this cabin tighter and more cramped feeling that any cabin I have stayed in and I have sailed 4 different cruise lines.  Outside of the cabin, the ship is very nice and the staff made it enjoyable.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows were incredible, but the comedians were just not funny. There were 3, and only 1 received much applause.....

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Horrible layout, makes it feel much tighter than any other ship I have sailed, and no bathroom privacy. The sink clogged several times. The best thing was the cabin steward who worked very hard to do what he could to make it a good expereience.

Ship tip

Go online and carefully, very carefully view the cabin, understand exactly what you will be dealing with, especially if you are traveling with a friend. Otherwise, you might as well be using the toilet with your friend.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5
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