Wonderful TA on the NCL Epic, May 2019

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Norwegian Epic

15 Night Transatlantic Eastbound (Port Canaveral To Barcelona)

Sail date: April 27, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12014

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Worst part of a West to East TA Cruise is the “nightly” time change, so 7 days only had 23 hours! Weather and seas were wonderful! Couldn’t have asked for better! No need for Dramamine or sea bands!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth and Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Only ate in the MDR once, but it was very good and the service was 1st rate! For breakfast we gathered our food items at the buffet and sat on deck to enjoy the glorious weather. Had ultimate dining and beverage packages. Weren’t disappointed in either one!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Hisband used fitness center, I enjoyed the spa.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Stage show was good, not great. Was enjoyable. Howl at the Moon, usually one of our FAVS was majorly disappointing as one of the females was a screecher! Enjoyed the comedians and hypnotist!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service and staff were SUPER!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
EPIC has a funky layout kind of like a rat’s maze. Got used to it after a week. Ship was clean and well-maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Had a partially enclosed balcony toward the front port side. Was apprehensive before boarding, but truly LOVED it! Very creative storage and lots of hanging space.

Ports of call

Ponta Delgada, Azores

4 out of 5
Cute, pretty port. Can easily walk around the downtown.

Funchal, Madeira

5 out of 5
Beautiful port. It was their annual flower celebration which was beautiful. Walked 20 min from ship to town.

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

5 out of 5
Took excursion to the country outside Cadiz to see the “white houses.” Tour company did not plan for any “comfort stop.” Ended up taking 30 to get everyone comfortable, which then cut into our free time for shopping at the final stop.

Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5
Did a city tour that included the vintage car museum. Loved the museum! Had

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

2 out of 5
Took hop on, hop off bus tour. Had to wait 30 min past our reserved time to get on the bus. Check in was very disorganized! No advantage to having a ticket ahead as we had to stand in line with everyone else. Port good/excursion bad!

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Stayed on 3 days post cruise! Absolutely LOVE Barcelona!

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Long lines to disembark. Customs only manned by 4 officers. SLOW!
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