Trip of a Lifetime!

Item: Norwegian Epic
Rating: 4.9
Author: lakehouse29

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

lakehouse29

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 100

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 16, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9152

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We loved the Ship (with the exception of cabin lighting). I would disregard all negative reviews & enjoy the cruise. The Ports made it the “Trip of a Lifetime”. I highly recommend this cruise to everyone sooner rather than later because of all the walking on tours. We still managed to come back & enjoy the hot tubs & dance, see shows, get photo shoots, shop, etc.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Bring a lighted makeup mirror because, as I read previously, lighting is very dim in inside cabins.

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Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Try to arrive a day early to tour Sagrada Familia. We did & I wouldn’t have missed it for the world! Be sure to book your reservation ahead of time for a tour guide & to skip the lines.

Thumbs Up 4

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

We booked an excursion & absolutely loved our tour!

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Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

We booked an excursion, including The Sistine Chapel. Wouldn’t have missed this Port & excursion!

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Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

We booked an excursion & wouldn’t have missed it. Beautiful, beautiful!!!

Thumbs Up 2

Cannes, France

4 out of 5

We booked an excursion & enjoyed the tour. It was beautiful, but people weren’t as hospitable as in the other countries. But, we were glad we went.

Thumbs Up 1

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5

We did not book an excursion. We took a taxi to a popular Beach & ate across the street in a little restaurant. Very pretty.

Thumbs Up 3

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

1 Comment

bigconch1 6 years ago

I have to agree with Lakehouse 29s review despite some of the negative things on the ship the ports were well worth taking the cruise. I would definitely go again Europe is absolutely beautiful.

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