Great Entertainment! 'FreeStyle' is a misnomer with all the long lines and waits.

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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Norwegian Epic

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 17, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8108

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Our party was a group of 6 adults, trying Norwegian for the first time. There were definitely areas where the ship exceeded our expectations, such as entertainment. However, we were lucky/fortunate to have made early reservations for the shows, since there is limited space. The amount of reservation-making and pre-planning that we incurred was not my definition of 'Freestyle Cruising."

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The Steakhouse experience was not worth it! Waited forever for our food and drinks! Buffet was like an overcrowded Ryan's with an added game of find-a-seat.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
LOVED bowling at sea!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Dueling Pianos, Priscilla, and the Cirque show were phenomenal!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
There is NO acoustic privacy when doing private business in the toilet.

Ship tip

Don't sail to a tender port. The wait for a tender was ridiculous (we actually got off a tender and reboarded the Epic because we had been waiting so long for the tender to leave the ship)

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5
Miami is definitely more organized than Port Canaveral (traffic coordination, customs, etc.)

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

1 out of 5
Unable to visit due to tender taking too long. Several passengers (including myself) got off the tender because we were blistering in the hot sun, waiting for the Epic staff to load supplies.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

3 out of 5
Great - if you like being solicited at every turn.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
There were 4 total customs officers for an entirely full ship.
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