Lousy, Mediocre Food choices, miniature Pools

Item: Norwegian Epic
Rating: 2.1
Author: DoNotCruiseEpic

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

DoNotCruiseEpic

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

2.1 out of 5

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7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 08, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall the ship was not up to isr with most modern ships, only 2 tiny pools no bigger than my master bedroom I never went for a swim. Poolside entertainment was nonexistent to say the least. Few poorly planned activities and the music by the performers was the same songs all week! Salsa music ALL DAY needed to be more well rounded! Food quality was ok but the menu never changed. The specialty dining NOT WORTH AN PENNY! The Buffet restaurant is very small for the number of passengers and the lives to grab some food we’re insanely long! Staff was not inviting nor happy to serve you they looked exhausted and unmotivated.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Choose Another Ship!

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

1 out of 5

Poor coordination. After some problems disembarking (secret incident they said “System problems” upon arriving created a backlog of passengers waiting to embark they had no backup plan on how to handle the situation and passengers had to wait outside in the middle of the day when it’s very hot averaging 3 hours to board.

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Oranjestad, Aruba

2 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

3 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

6 Comments

1960cruiser 4 years ago

I asked on the Epic, and had a great time. All you complaints I feel are unwarranted, and are strictly your opinion based on your overly high expectations. My only complaint about the Epic is the cabin layout, but I wouldn't let that ruin a great cruise. It's a shame a person spends that much money only to complain about everything and not enjoy the cruise

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Sorry for your disappointment.

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dsorel 4 years ago

I've been on the Epic and I loved it! Food was good and tasty on 9 out of 10 cruises I've done with NCL. They usually do a great job. Just unfortunate you did'nt like it.

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CruzeFan 4 years ago

Definitely sounds like cruising is not for you. You didn’t seem to enjoy much of anything and the complaints you had were about things that are common on many ships. The swimming pools are never large enough for everyone, just based on the size that would be needed. If swimming in a pool is of importance, a land-based vacation would be better.

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DerekMire 4 years ago

He is a idiot

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Wow, that is shocking, we have been considering NCL

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