A floating buffet line!

Item: Norwegian Epic
Rating: 4.2
Author: m41mike

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

m41mike

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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10 Night Greek Isles: Santorini Athens & Florence (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 17, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

Lots of food. I had watermelon with almost every meal.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Lots of lines.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was convenient and available in massive quantities.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

The pool was more of a community bathtub and as someone who swims almost daily at home, I did not get into the pool as I didn't like the color. Forget about fitness as well. The hot tubs seemed to be cleaner.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Enjoyed the Beatles show and the Dance show.. Lots of the other entertainment was good for 30-45 minutes at best. The DJ's on the deck were good but no one was really partying and dancing.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was super friendly and helpful. It was obvious that most were working very hard.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Small and cozy.

Ship tip

Try to limit sailing with tenders at the port of calls. Both Santorini and France were subject to long lines and an hour or more of waiting each way in Santorini which also had a line to take the chairlift to the town.

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5

Messina, Sicily

4 out of 5

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

3 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

4 out of 5

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

laborious. We didn't have a flight out so we figured if we gave people in a hurry 2-3 hours to get off the ship we could leisurely leave. It still was a long wait for an elevator and then a line to get off the ship and then a line for ground transportation.

5 Comments

cruising2004 3 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time!

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AuntPinkie 3 months ago

Nice itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. I don’t enjoy tenders. Thanks for the “heads up “. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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bubbles60 3 months ago

Glad you had a good trip. Santorini is a bucket list city, but pack your patience lines can be long, no matter the cruise line.

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javawoody 3 months ago

Appreciate the review

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HeavySeas 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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