Norwegian Epic - Western Caribbean - Jan/Feb 2017
Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)
Sail date: January 28, 2017
Ship: Norwegian Epic
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 10130
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
This was our 4th Norwegian cruise and our first (and last) cruise on the Epic. Although a beautiful ship, it is not well designed or managed for the large number of passengers. All venues and restaurants seemed over crowed and the staff seemed less friendly than previous cruises.
We enjoy Norwegian's free-style dining but restaurants required reservations that were often not available. Although the technology was there, the different methods of making reservations did not work well. Food was good, about the same as previous cruises. We had a 3 meal dining plan which is good because the optional restaurants can be very expensive.
One bright spot was the cruise director, Pedro. He was very friendly and funny.
Next cruise will be on one of the smaller ships - the Pearl has been our favorite so far.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Try to make as many restaurant and venue reservations as early as possible as they book up quickly.
Ports of call
Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas