Well at least I went

Item: Norwegian Epic
Rating: 3.3
Author: Gryphon2009

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Gryphon2009

Contributor Level: Second Mate

347 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 100

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 30, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9185

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Cruise experience was great. My issue was some staff and weather. Yes weather is something we can't control but I was so pumped to go to the private island. Then pow I'm back at nassau. I'll be going on a different type of cruise like alaskan cruise on Norwegian. Just not to Caribbean.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

No issues. Yes long wait but I'm not the only one going on a cruise. Staff helpful

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Taste

4 out of 5

Breakfast was great and dinner great. One night waiter just didn't check on us that much. But besides that I had a great time

Spiegel Tent - Cirque Dreams and Dinner

5 out of 5

Great food and show. All I can say is I don't know how they do it

Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

Staff was great. Chef outstanding and may I say should be a singer. Food great

Garden Cafe

5 out of 5

Great variety everyday and great food.

The Manhattan Room

3 out of 5

Honestly I did not like the small portion size. I waited 2 hours for that? Food was great though. Hence 3 star

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pool was ok. Not a big one. Slides not bad. I just laid on the pool deck.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Shows were fantastic. Dj played right music. GLOW party was lit.

Bliss Ultra Lounge

3 out of 5

Not a big bar but a big venue. Made no sense

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Remy (housekeeper) was great. Washy Washy people great. Bartenders great. Only a few staff not so great.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Had no issues. Loved the setup. Only issue elevator. Took so long I took the stairs.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Size was so small that I had to navigate by going through the bed so my mom can pass me. My complaint is the same as everybody else with bathroom. The bonus was location. Great location that I didn't feel the ship move that much.

Ship tip

Know that the bathrooms are on two sides. One side the shower and the other the toilet.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida Did not visit port

Embark

Thumbs Up 0

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5

I only went for fat tuesday and señor frogs. Not too bad. Not a great area. People asking you to buy stuff. You know it's bad when you see a guard outside the gate holding a gun. Bad place the ship had to stop

Thumbs Up 1

Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5

A lot differnt than nassau. A lot cleaner, better, and less greedy. I was able to have a great time and got a deep massage. Great port.

Thumbs Up 1

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

The ezcursions were frwat. City not so much. Why? Well nothing to do. A lot places look closed and it might had to be cause of the weather. Port was closed so I had to take another route

Thumbs Up 1

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas Did not visit port

Rough seas went back to nassau

Thumbs Up 0