Nice but needs some improvements.

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 60

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Norwegian Epic

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 22, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 12545

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I would definitely do another NCL cruise but you need to improve the food & drinks. I went on a 5-day carnival cruise in august 2022 and the food in their main dining room was alot better than what i had on the epic.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
I upgraded my free drink package to the premium but was very disappointed that they had no Captain morgan spiced rum that was on the premium list!!! Captain Morgan Spiced Rum was the main reason I upgraded, Carnival cruises dont carry it. I also only found caburnet twice , they kept saying they were running out. The best excellant meals were at the irish pub and the moderno brazilian steakhouse. Main dining room and buffets need soom improvement. They also kept running out of cream for coffee, I was told to use milk. I prefer cream!!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Nice, bit crowded.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Burn the Floor and the Beatles Epic were amazing, dont miss them!!!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
My room steward was amazing, always had my room cleaned promptly. Waiters & other ships personnel were friendly and attentive. Best waiter service was at moderno brazilian steakhouse!!! Waiters are bars were great!! There was a waiter by the name of vin who was excellant!!!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Layout is a little confusing. My friends had balcony rooms and i did not like the "Bathroom in the room layout", it should be a seperate bathroom with a regular door.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was cute, plenty of room for me. I would definitely stay in this type of room again.

Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
My friends and i went to the local beach, i had already been to the island twice.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Loved the port, so colorful and unique. Loved the floating bridge.

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
A lot more laid back. We went to the swimming beach and it was very relaxing. The kite surfers were really cool.

Castries, St. Lucia

3 out of 5
Took the trolly tour and area is extreme poverty, very aggressive locals.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Went to the local beach and loved it!!! I have been here before and never saw this beach. Me and my friends had the best time!!!!!!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy !!!!!
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5 Comments

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of a few hiccups.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

TidJJ    1 year ago

Did you just taxi to the beaches in ports?

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

v3cruiser    1 year ago

That itinerary is awesome!

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