this was a nightmare we call Epic disaster. We were given case numbers to get refunds

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

2.4 out of 5
Norwegian Epic

9 Night Mediterranean: Italy France & Spain (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 07, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 12579

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was the worst cruise I ever had. I have sailed with NCL before and it was a great experience. I along with other former cruisers agree NCL has gone down hill. Food , service, ship, What a terrible experience of what was a vacation I had planned for 2 years. My luggage was lost for 4 days. I only had clothes I was wearing. Was not even offered a robe. They gave me a laundry bag and said I could send out my clothes and sit naked in room I guess. Absurd. Door keys either did not work or we heard a guest complain someone walked in her room at 12:30 AM. Systems were often down. internet did not work unless you were in certain places. Not in state rooms, They gave us case numbers to request refunds I an requesting my money back. BTW this company gave back gratuities there by taking money from their own over worked crew rather than address the mis management. We never saw the general manager despite trying to make appointments, The complaint lines were long every day at guest services. Fights broke out from frustrated guests.They gave us a case number to request our money back. I also disputed my credit cards.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
no priority boarding or wheel chairs honored. hot sun 4 hours. Man had heart attack in line

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Garden Cafe food cold and tasteless

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
only did hot tub which often was out of order

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Epic Beatles were very good

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
over worked under staffed for full ship. They gave us back gratuities instead of taking out of NCL so I took the gratuities and gave it personally to the people who were taking care of me

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
there was a hole in my shower wall

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
supposed to be for two people no way. ship too full to upgrade as was promised. TV did not work toilet did not flush or ran over.

Ship tip

Don't do it

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

3 out of 5
spent too much time trying to find luggage at airport to see city

Cannes, France

4 out of 5
did this on my own took hop on hop off train. tried to buy some clothes as the cruise line lost my luggage

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

4 out of 5
rained and was left by tour in Florence had to wait for a bus in rain back to ship

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

3 out of 5

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

3 out of 5
went on my own took hop on hop off bus this works out best everywhere and cheaper than excursion through ship

Ibiza, Balearic Islands

1 out of 5
tour guide was unconcerned and left me. she did not notice me missing according to other passengers until the third stop on tour. I was 5 minutes late to stop due to walking with cane due to traffic accident just before boarding ship. I had to take taxi back to ship.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
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