Loved the Epic and I usually do not like large ships. We were always able to get a chair at the main pool area or Spice H20. I would go on the Epic again!
Embarkation
4 out of 5
It is hard to compare this as we were with a person who had "special needs" so we did not have to wait long. The registration, etc. went quickly and smoothly.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
I thought the Manhattaan Dining room and Garden café had excellent food. Service was a little slow - BUT we were a table of 11 so that slowed things down. Service, overall, was great though.
Atrium Bar
4 out of 5
Love the Atrium Bar and it has great bartenders - expecially Nikola B. Great bartender and very friendly. It just needs more seats.
Ice Bar
5 out of 5
Four of us did the ice bar one night. What a blast! I highly recommend this! We loved it! I think the bar tender could interact a little more with the people in the bar. Still had a great time.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
One of the people in our group did the Deal or No Deal game. She won quite a lot of money. It was a great game. Loved some of the other games, just hard to get a seat to watch them usually.
Spice H20
4 out of 5
Really like Spice H20. I know it is supposed to be an adult area but a little music would be great. It doesn't have to be extremely loud. Just some background rock and roll music.
Entertainment
3 out of 5
I was never able to get into a Comedy Club as you needed reservations. I call that the "big ship" syndrome. I heard it was fairly good. Just very hard to get into one.
Children's Programs
Did not have any children with us.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
I thought the waiters and ship personnel were very friendly and attentive. They always spoke and smiled. Our room steward was very friendly, just a little slow. Not really a problem though.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Thought the ship was very clean. Bathrooms were always working and maintained. The ship layout? It's a huge ship. A lot of the NCL ships put fishies on the carpet so you know which way is Fore. This always helps. The Epic did not have that.
Cabin / Stateroom
3 out of 5
Great cabin. Would rate it higher but had a light burned our above the sink. We did ask for it to be fixed but that did not happen. Could have used a little light there. I was skeptical about the bathroom design but ended up loving it.
Not much to do in Falmouth if you did not book a shore excursion. We did the Bamboo Raft down the Martha Brae river. Great trip once it go started but you stood around for an hour waiting. Very relaxing. We had a great bus driver and our tour guide, Margery was very informative.
We did the Taste of Cayman tour. It was great. The first stop was at a brewer. They let you drink a lot of beer and the tour was interesting. The rum cake factory could have been skipped. You get an inch by inch sample. No narrative or anything. The rum distillery was also great. They let you drink as much as you wanted and the tour was great. A great tour!
Loved this stop. NCL let you use your drink card and they had great barbeque food. They also had GREAT music playing in several places. The shopping area could have been better. Loved this stop though.
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