Bad weather, Good cruise

Item: Norwegian Epic
Rating: 4.3
Author: snickellky

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

snickellky

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Caribbean: Great Stirrup Cay & Harvest Caye (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 21, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11192

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

NCL cancelled Belize as a port before sailing and would charge us 75% penalty to rebook a cruise with Belize as a port. Then weather caused the cancellation of the private island and another port. So only went to 2 of 4 ports. Then the Delta experience excursion was terrible. But NCL did add more on board activities since we had more days "at sea". They also gave us $50 ship credit. Food was good and ship was good. I would not sail the Epic again due to small entertainment venues (entertainment was very good) and not book excursions through Delta. We did have fun, but it did not meet expectations.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Taste (one of the main dining rooms) was the best.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Several activities to choose from. Atrium area very small and rarely seats available, so did not participate.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Great entertainment, but venues small. Must get in line an hour before starting to get a seat.

Children's Programs

No children.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Odd layout with small entertainment venues.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas Did not visit port

bad weather prevented us from docking

Thumbs Up 0

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico Did not visit port

Bad weather prevented us from docking.

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Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

Did a Delta recommended excursion "Three stop snorkel with lunch". It was 1Star (the lunch was good). Waited 2 1/2 hours for the excursion to start and had to walk one mile to get on a bus with another group. Very unprofessional. Will not book a Delta excursion again!

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Docked here twice due to bad weather at other ports. Love the excursion from NCL to see the mexican wrestlers. Was so much fun.

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