Nice ship packed itinerary

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Norwegian Epic

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 03, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10058

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Nice ship with packed itinerary, only 1 sea day in the beginning. The ship has capacity of more than 4500 people, luckily other than guest services, you don’t see long lines. Food is only ok, desert was very good.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
This was the best embarkation so far, I arrived 11:30am, went through a short line, was told to sit and wait for group number to be called, it was less than 10 minutes, and since I got free WiFi while waiting, I skipped my group and stayed 10 more minutes. The best part is, my room was ready at 12, so this’s the best embarkation I ever experienced

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Had a few drinks at the bar, very good indeed. Food at buffet and main restaurant are ok, nothing outstanding. Deserts are excellent, buffet desert has more choices and better than the main dining room

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Since there’s one sea day, I took it easy and only participated dance lessons, a friend went to rock climbing and it was great according to her

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The burn the floor dance show was very good very energetic. Priscilla was not bad. Let’s groove band is outstanding, you won’t get a seat at the bar when they perform. I didn’t like the magic show at all, I’ve seen better shows.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service and staff are great

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship cleanliness very good, however I had trouble knowing if I was heading to forward or rear all the time. In their other ship, the carpet has fish image that showed which way is forward, I wish they used the similar carpet design to reduce passenger confusion

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
I got inside cabin for 1 person without any single supplement, so the cabin for 1 people is just great. The wash basin on the table design is not my favorite, therefore reduce 1 star. Closet space maybe limited if 2 people are staying.

Ship tip

Go early for Let’s groove band

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Super easy embarkation

Naples, Italy

4 out of 5
Next to an old castle, 30 minutes walk to train station

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5
Paid 2 euro shuttle bus to train station, if you are not in a hurry, walking to train station is not too far and along the seafront with good views

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

3 out of 5
Shuttle bus 5 euro 1 way to plaza is steep, we get off the ship and saw only containers, no choice but to pay for the shuttle which many of us standing- it was 10 minutes ride to Livorno city center

Cannes, France

5 out of 5
Tender process was easy and quick, walked a few minutes to city center

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

4 out of 5
Had to take the shuttle to near the cathedral, $15 return fare. The island is beautiful

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very good, I only had carryon luggage, so after leaving my room by 7:30 am, I took time for breakfast at buffet and walked out by 8:30am very smooth
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