Would have been nice except we didn’t get to stop at two of our four ports.

Item: Norwegian Epic
Rating: 4.2
Author: ihavenoidea

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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

Sail date: January 21, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9206

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

We were disappointed that we couldn’t visit Great Stirrup Cay and Costa Maya because of rough seas. We had to move up our Cozumel port and that caused us to miss an excursion we had booked. Then we went back to Cozumel for a second time. That meant we missed half of our ports. So for the inconvenience, we were given a $50. non refundable credit to use on board. I thought that was really tacky!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

They were fine.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Didn’t partake in any of those.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The service was excellent.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The ship was very nice considering its age.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The cabin was comfortable except the bathroom was a bit small.

Ship tip

The design of the cabins are different from other NCL ships but it does have much more storage than a lot of the other ships.

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Ports of call

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Much easier than several of our other disembarkations on NCL cruises.

9 Comments

Gwbigdog 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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BnCTcruising 9 months ago

We have missed Great Stirrup twice and if I remember it was about the same compensation that you received. Pretty lame to say the least. On the other hand, we missed a stop on Virgin due to rough seas and they gave everyone a 25% future cruise credit based on what you paid. They treat their customer base so much better.

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karlgrgurich 9 months ago

That’s quite a story Aunt Pinkie

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AuntPinkie 9 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry you missed your excursion and ports. We actually docked once with heavy gusty winds. Things were going fine, then the wind hit us broadside, slamming us into the dock. Ripped a 4 foot gash into the side of the ship. They welded a patch and we continued on (a bit later than planned). That experience made me appreciate missing ports. Thanks for sharing your cruise experience.

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Dumfy75 9 months ago

We got $8 each credited to us automatically when we missed Ensenada last month, but luckily our travel insurance pays £150 pp per missed port so that softened the blow!

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DessertSteaks 9 months ago

Thanks for reviewing

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Niavlys 9 months ago

Tks for sharing..its always easier (and much cheaper) for the Captain to skip a port when its windy.. Money plays a bigger issue I think since covid

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cruising2004 9 months ago

The seas were really rough! Thank you for your review.

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javawoody 9 months ago

Norwegian seems to be missing a lot more ports than other cruise lines lately

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