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Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 70

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Norwegian Epic

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 19, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11074

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Very good ports of call. Of all of them, I'd say St. Lucia was most disappointing but perhaps it was our choice of a boring excursion that is coloring our view. Oranjestad (Aruba) and Willemstad (Curacao) are easily explored on foot right from the pier. Beautiful cities with much to see and do. St. Kitts was also splendid. somehow we missed one of our stops ... not sure why

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Seamless process, got on board very quickly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
main dining rooms and buffet were very good. Specialty dining service was VERY slow. And don't sit near the stage in the main dining room unless you want to suffer some hearing loss. 80 dB+ and management did nothing to tone it down despite our request.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
pools were meh. overcrowded and not very inviting.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Howl at the Moon/Dualing Pianos is fantastic. Burn the Floor awesome

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Pretty much typical service from almost everyone on board, that is to say incredibly attentive

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Not my favorite ship, but while older the vessel is well maintained and clean

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
relatively roomy, oversized balcony which was nice. and of course the quirky Epic bathroom/shower arrangement

Ship tip

Plan lots of time margin for your specialty dining adventures

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

3 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
OK, but there was pandemonium in the elevator bays.
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5 Comments

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing
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4tanya    1 year ago

At.Lucia is one of our favorite ports !!! A little research goes a long way especially to get away from all the tourists areas !
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Razor78    1 year ago

Thanks for the Review and Really with You St Lucia is really a boring Island but still Cruise Lines still going there
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AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.
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