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Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Norwegian Epic

Port Canaveral (Orlando), USA / Port Canaveral

Sail date: February 17, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10056

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall a fun time, but a few disappointments which won't deter us from cruising in the future.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Busy, but flowed quickly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Buffet was normal. Specialty restaurants took 2+ hours with reservations made weeks in advance, the dates/times were wrong.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Bingo went way too fast despite multiple people askong ro slow dow . Pools were small and overcrowded. Water slides didn't go out to a pool, just a small rectangular opening- pictures couldn't be taken in enough time.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We saw Burn the Floor. It was unique. Started out slow with Classical type music and dancing, but then went into rock and pop.

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room Steward, Bartenders and excursion desks were all great.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Clean. Restaurants and show areas were in good locations.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Not too happy with the curved balcony room design. I'm 5'6" and I hung off the bed. Water pressure was terrible- never got fixed. I was happy the room steward emptied the mini bar for us to prevent accidentally drinking something.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5
We didn't do anything there except get on/off the ship.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

4 out of 5
Busy and fun. Food & drinks were included with our package.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

2 out of 5
Very pushy salespeople and everyone wants to sell you marijuana.

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Clean and hassle-free. We did a snorkel excursion, but due to the current, we found it difficult to see the shipwreck and there were no fish around. Dissappointing, but not the fault of the excursion people.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Very nice. We took the Captains Choice 2 tank scuba excursion and it was like diving in a fish tank. Very clear water and tons of fish, coral and even some turtles and lobsters.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
No hassles through customs. We used a baggage cart person to help with our bags and breezed through the line.
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