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Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
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Norwegian Epic

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 15, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This tour is not for people who have bad knees/mobility issues. Lots of walking for all destinations. It also seemed like the ship was meant for a Caribbean itinerary; not a European itinerary.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
No issues at all. We got right in the ship!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Main dining room got my husband’s meat request of “medium rare” wrong twice. Disaappointing experience. The buffet was TOO crowded. France’s specialties at the buffet was Asian night (!). Buffet choices were lackluster too often.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Enjoyed the water slides and rock climbing wall.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Priscilla Queen of the Desert was BROADWAY worthy!!! Burn the Floor (?) was probably the best dancing performance we have ever seen on a ship!!!

Children's Programs

Umm - no kids.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Buffet staff rarely asked us for anything. They were more bussers than anything else.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Clean but TOO MANY PEOPLE ON BOARD!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Good size. Lots of storage.

Ship tip

Don’t. Too many people.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Did a Cruises Only “Combo” tour. Never again. There was no real lunch break, sitting breaks and little explanation in advance that we were on our own to get to the next tour. It wasn’t really a combo; it was two tours shoved into one long day. Very stressful and exhausting.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

3 out of 5
Florence on your own was also horrible. Very little guidance and lots of stress with little time to do much. Very disappointing for our whole group.

Cannes, France

5 out of 5
St Paul de Vence was amazing!!!

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5
We all LOVED the Valdemossa trip! We had enough time to see some sights, shop, and relax.

Barcelona, Spain

3 out of 5
The rain made this Port not so interesting.

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
Both Pompei and Capri were fabulous!!!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
They made us get off ship by 9am.
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