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Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Norwegian Epic

Port Canaveral (Orlando), USA / Port Canaveral

Sail date: February 17, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8179

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Love Norwegian because of the laid back atmosphere and not so much a party ship. I do think this particular one could liven up a bit though.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Embarkation was fine. Lines at the terminal were very long but that isn't Norwegian's issue. The one thing I would say about Norwegian Epic is that the exciting energy when boarding wasn't there on this ship. I have previously cruised the Dawn and there were tons of crew members greeting you as you boarded, lots of lively music.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was good, what i have come to expect on a cruise. The service was ok, not nearly as friendly as previous Norwegian ships.

The Manhattan Room

5 out of 5

Food was great in this venue. We had a wonderful assistant waiter, which in my opinion should have been the lead waiter.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
There didn't seem to be many activities that weren't also set up to sell you something on this ship. We did do a couple of trivia's and origami.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows were good, the bands outside of the main Epic other than Siglo were blahhh.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Service was okay. Nothing over the top or amazing.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Very clean, I did notice lots of cleaning during port days-especially the casino which i do appreciate.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was wonderful.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5
Best part of the whole cruise. Would have stayed here the whole week if i could have.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

1 out of 5
Worst place i have ever been.

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Way more upscale than jamaica-not as pushy on the sales.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Love Cozumel for shopping

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Took our own luggage off was rather easy.
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