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Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Norwegian Epic

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 09, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 13083

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Overall I was very impressed with Norweigen, 99% of the staff were very enthusiatic and friendly. I was provided excellent service. I had great food and the ship had so much to do, I loved freestyle dining.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Check in was quick, everyone was friendly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
If I was going on speciality dining alone I would give a 5, but the food overall was very good. And we loved free style dining.lo

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Loved the pool area slides, gym, and games.great

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great creative and high calliber shows.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
I want to specially compliment my room steward Biency, he went above and beyond and provided excellent service.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship is not intuitive in layout, but once you learn the layout this is no problem, everything was very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
The cabin was nice but with 4 full grown people (2 tall teens) it was too small when the top berth was down. This would be fine for someone with 1 or 2 small children, otherwise I recommend a mini suite or above. The balcony is nice. The decor is nice, and the baghrooms were fine.

Ship tip

Make reservations before you go on board for Cirque and Specialty restaurants if there are specific times you want to go, Otherwise no problem eating whenever you want.we

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
We toured Barcelona before boarding, loved Sagrada Familia, and Park Guel. Special tip for families, there is a charming amusement park at top of Tibado, lots to do for all ages. Also don't miss feeding the Pidgeons at plaza Cataluna.

Naples, Italy

3 out of 5
We had a weird day because we were stuck due to a forest fire near Vesuvius. However I recommend doing either Vesuvius or Pompeii not both as Pompeii is huge.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Loved Rome it was amazing how much there was to see.sa

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Saw both Pisa and Florence, wish I had more time so much to see.we

Cannes, France

3 out of 5
We went to the beach it was convenient and clean.

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands Did not visit port

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Went smoothly no issues.
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2 Comments

Charlou    7 years ago

Love the Freestyle cruising too.

GIL155    7 years ago

Agree. Not being tied to a specific dinner time each evening allows for greater flexibility.

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