We had a wonderful Mediterranean cruise! Can't wait to go again!

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Norwegian Epic

Western Mediterranean from Barcelona

Sail date: October 22, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10082

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Thoroughly enjoyed the cruise and would certainly take another one! We liked all of the ports that were visited. We did enjoy the Freestyle dining, but also missed the serviced associated with a set dining time and waitstaff that follows you (Disney).

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
We did not eat in the specialty restaurants but did enjoy the main dining rooms as well as O'Sheehans. We did find that the Buffet was very busy and the food was not always as warm as we would like it.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We loved Howl at the Moon and also enjoyed the stage performances of Burn the Floor and Priscilla

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The common areas were very clean, but you could tell that there was some wear and tear in the heavily trafficked areas.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Overall, our cabin was fine. The curved walls do take a bit of getting used too. I liked having the bathtub/shower combination, but it make is somewhat difficult to step over the edge of the tub!

Ship tip

If you have a party larger than 2, book reservations at the main dining rooms for dinner.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Loved Barcelona. We did not do an excursion.

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

4 out of 5
We took the Cave of Hams excursion and have a very enjoyable time!

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Loved our excursion and Rome. Our tour guides were phenomenal!

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
We took the Cinque Terra excursion and again had excellent tour guides. I can't wait to go for an extended trip!

Cannes, France Did not visit port

We were ready for a day of rest on the ship and there were no excursions that interested us

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5
Loved the port and went to the Notre Dame de La Garde. I would have liked to have spent more time at the Basilica instead of in town, but again and enjoyable time.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Earlier breakfast options would be nice!
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kpalmer1    7 years ago

We really liked the freestyle dinning! I know on the Escape you can have speciality dinning

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