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Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Norwegian Epic

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 17, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 12551

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall loved it, booked for another next year. NCL does a great job, the service was wonderful.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Our start was not great, some of our cards would not work at the entrance to embark. No one took any leadership and allowed the number of people with card problems to pile up. I had to request an employee to get assistance. It took close to 45 minutes more to resolve. I was group 3 to get on and I eventually got on with group 30. We had to rush to wait. After aboard ship - all was good.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Buffets were good, main dining room was not great, with the exception of the Teppanyaki, the specialty restaurant food was mediocre. The service everywhere was top-notch and the crew was wonderful. Everyone was polite, engaging and attentive. 5+ stars for service!!!! While I wasn't over impressed with he food, I enjoyed each dinner.

Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

Food was delicious! Service was great! A wonderful and fun experience!!!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Fitness center was wonderful. Great equipment. Yu cant beat running on a treadmill and looking out at the ocean. Spin class was very good. Trainers knowlegeable and pleasant. Spa facility was great. Loved bowling- we had so much fun! Pools were small- but to be expected. Hot tubs were great.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Loved them all!!! Dueling pianos were a blast!

Children's Programs

we did not bring children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone from the porters, room stewards, wait staff were top-notch. The service was great. Also a wonderful group of personnel, thye all work very hard and were incredibly pleasant!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Clean and well maintained!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
I had a solo room, midship. I loved my room, with the exception that the shower was a little small. My room was comfy and cozy!!!

Ship tip

Have fun!!!! I never cruised before and I loved it. I went with my college friends and had a great vacation. I loved our ports. My one tip would be pay for the cabana on Stirrup lsland, it is really special and there is no waiting and private.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida Did not visit port

Flew directly in to Orlando and boarded ship.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5
Loved it- facilites beautiful. The Cabanas were well worth it.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5
Dunns River Falls- while extremely crowded was wellw orth the adventure. Would do it again. Bamboo Beach was beautiful too! Grat execursion. Some people complained about Dunns River Falls _ I love dit.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
I loved the Caymans- I went on the Turle Center- awesome and out to StingRay City- I loved this execurtsion. Well done.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Our tender out to Isal Passion, I did not feel was safe. The tender/ferry was held together wiht poor fiberglassing and duct tape. Everytime we hit a significant wave, I watched a crack increase in size. The Isalnd was beautiful and I loved it and the ferry back was fine.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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1 Comment

dcregar    6 years ago

Thanks for the tip.

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