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Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Norwegian Epic

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 29, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall, we enjoyed our trip. It was our honeymoon, so we loved that we got to visit several places, meet new people, and also have time to ourselves. There is so much to do on the ship, and we appreciated all of our options. The entertainment was fabulous, and the food was great; however, I wish dietary needs could be met with less resistance.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
We booked our shuttle from the airport to the ship through our cruise specialist. She gave us very inaccurate information, so even though we got to the airport extra early, it took us a great deal of time to find the shuttle services. Then, the shuttle process was unorganized and took WAY too long. We are very timely people, so we were disappointed that we arrived to the ship later than we had wanted simply because our cruise consultant steered us wrong.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food was good; however, due to dietary needs, the ship made it more difficult for me to order food than it should have been. I had never been on a cruise before, so I didn’t know I had to pre-order my food at speciality dining restaurants. The staff at Taste was rude to me the first night because I didn’t pre-order, yet I was never notified that this was something I needed to do. Once we figured it out and I pre-ordered dinners for the rest of the week, the dining was enjoyable.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We enjoyed working out, swimming, and playing games (such as the ship sudoku). The chairs were a HUGE issue though. We didn’t get a chair early enough on day two to lay out, so we ended up walking around the ship for 2 hours. Many people saved multiple chairs and never showed up. We had to wake up at 5:30 am the rest of the week in order to get a chair, which is not what we wanted to do on vacation. Many people had this problem.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The comedy and entertainment was fantastic!!!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff were great - especially our room steward, Jingle!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We loved our room and the room service. The size was great!

Ship tip

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

2 out of 5
We wished we had done an excursion; otherwise, there is not much to do or see here.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
We did the snorkeling and loved it.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5
We loved PC. We laid out and enjoyed the beach and bar.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It was easy since we woke up extremely early!
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