medical care and cost a disaster

Item: Norwegian Epic
Rating: 2.6
Author: pobox581

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

pobox581

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5

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11 Night Mediterranean: Italy Greece & Turkey (Haifa To Rome)

Sail date: November 20, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8001

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

we asked to speak with medical person about being sick and asked for covid test - were told anything would cost $200++++ what a rip off. The boat did not want to know all 5 of us got covid???

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

no actions take to avoid covid - all 5 of us got it

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

a bit noisy with crew coming and going and noises outside numerousn nights on cruise

Ship tip

dont get sick no one will help you

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Ports of call

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Limassol, Cyprus

5 out of 5

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

4 out of 5

Istanbul, Turkey

4 out of 5

Patmos, Greece

4 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

2 out of 5

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

1 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

4 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

always takes longer than it should and a bit hurried

12 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Ladyjunecliff 11 months ago

Thanks for your review. Hate it for you to have gotten Covid. It’s out there! I think flying is the biggest risk, just my opinion. We got Covid after our cruise/flying. Last time we cruised, we did not fly and no Covid! Hope you are all well now.

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799spence 11 months ago

As others have said, feel free to take some responsibility, not blame others. Insurance is a must and nit very expensive, but hey, it's easier blaming others. Covid is everywhere, not just on cruise ships.

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Niavlys 11 months ago

Covid is starting to flair again...

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karlgrgurich 11 months ago

Unfortunately covid is everywhere. Yes..you could have gotten it during travel to your cruise, but I agree, you can also get it on board. Insurance is a must for sure. You can certainly bring your own test kits, and take precautions to protect yourself like wearing an N95 mask. We wore ours on our last cruise. Our friends did not. All four of them got covid. We escaped.

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PerkyGranna 11 months ago

Maybe it should have been the airlines responsibility with the Covid testing. That's more likely where you got Covid, since it takes approximately 3-5 days to show symptoms. Airplanes are cesspools for germs.

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javawoody 11 months ago

The rip off is not buying insurance

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Gwbigdog 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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kellies26 11 months ago

It is not the cruise lines responsibility to test people.

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Jerrec 11 months ago

As always, a little research goes a long way. Medical care on a cruise is expensive, which is why even the cruise line tells you to buy travel insurance.

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cruising2004 11 months ago

Medical services on a ship are not free. Take some test along with you.

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queenie504 11 months ago

Maybe you should take some personal responsibility for your own health. Do you have travel insurance. I wouldn't expect to get any medical testing or treatment for free on a cruise.

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