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Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 85

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Norwegian Epic

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 01, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 16031

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall nice cruise in the Haven aboard the Epic. I do not think it was a very good value for the money, however, having sailed in other cruiseline’s suite categories.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent. Easy. Did miss the glass of champagne they used to provide Haven passengers while you waited to board the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Service in the specialty dining rooms was average. Food was excellent. Used the buffets sparingly but they were good each time.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Activities were good. There were some mechanical issues with the air hockey machines in the game room but no staff located there who could assist.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Comedians, dialing pianos and Priscilla show all excellent.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Mixed. Haven steward and butler were fantastic. Waitstaff in Haven were mostly excellent. Haven pool waiter was great. Service outside of Haven was mixed.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful ship but in need of renovations.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Excellent with the exception of bathroom. It smelled like sewage constantly.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Lovely people. Easy to walk around. Feels safe and welcoming. No excursion here.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Took a cab to the beach for snorkeling. Safe and welcoming port. No excursion.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Favorite port. Took a cab to best snorkeling beach - Kokomo. Will return to this island again on our own. Laid back, friendly and affordable.

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
Lovely place. Just walked around and looked at the abundance of sea life visible right from shore.

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5
Excursion to snorkeling beach via motorboat. Fun. Nice beaches. Good snorkeling.

Basseterre, St. Kitts Did not visit port

Just wanted to enjoy the ship a bit without the usual crowds.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy. Much easier than at Cape Canaveral two years earlier.
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5 Comments

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Thanks for your review

jenlburt    4 years ago

I just booked this cabin today lol! For the Europe itinerary. How was it? Close to everything in the Haven?

no1epicfans    4 years ago

Agree. It’s an experience to stay in the Haven and we do appreciate that we are to fortunate to have been able to sail on Epic 4 times, staying in the Haven on each occasion. However, cost had gone up by over 100% between the 1st and 3rd vacation and I can’t help but question as to whether it now represents value for money.

portofrome    4 years ago

Thanks for your review

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review and glad you enjoyed.

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