Don't cruise during COVID

Item: Norwegian Epic
Rating: 2.8
Author: williambraniff

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

williambraniff

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 79

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5

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9 Night Mediterranean (Athens To Rome)

Sail date: November 11, 2021

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14123

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I strongly advise people to think long and hard about cruising while restrictions due to covid are in place. You have to be tested several times for the cruise by cruise personnel. Ports are closed. Bars are restricted with no seating at the bars. More difficult for socializing. This is the only cruise I've taken out of over a dozen with different cruise lines that I didn't enjoy at all.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Difficult due to COVID

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

I didn't use any of them.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

The employees on cruise ships overall are excellent, always.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Epic only has elevators fore and aft. Nothing in the middle. Ship was very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

It was much smaller than I expected. The bathroom and shower were separated and very tine, with a sink outside in the cabin. A small sofa, which junked up the room.

Ship tip

If you are elderly or have difficulty with walking make sure you are in the fore or aft section of the ship as it is a long walk to elevators as in my case, in center oof ship after I had asked for a room convenient to elevators. Ship wasn't even half full so I am sure they could have complied.

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Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece Did not visit port

Embarkation only

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Istanbul, Turkey Did not visit port

closed

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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey Did not visit port

closed

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Santorini, Greece

3 out of 5

It's a great view of the ocean but really there is nothing to see except small white houses or the ocean. Was very disappointed, while many others of the cruise enjoyed it immensely.

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Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

One would need days not hours to see all the interesting places in Rome.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

I couldn't get a flight until the next day so I took the six hour tour and was dropped off at the airport where I took a cab to my hotel.

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