Very disappointed with the EPIC in general. Too crowded. Could never get a seat at any of the bars. Venues were too small and could not enjoy the shows. Stateroom was a terrible floor plan.

Item: Norwegian Epic
Rating: 3
Author: mayorang

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

mayorang

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Caribbean: Great Stirrup Cay & Dominican Republic (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 02, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9240

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 days ago

Review summary

Am seriously considering ever cruising again on NCL.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Terrible. No one knew where we should go (we are Sapphire with NCL) and the lines were long and the help was inexperienced and were not helpful.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

No children in our group.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Stateroom layout was terrible. ship was ok. Too small public areas for the number of passengers on the ship

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Cleanliness was great . Comfort and size as poor.

Ship tip

Find a different ship!

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

2 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

2 out of 5

The beach was not maintained and the chaises and umbrellas were old and need replacement.

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

Captain detoured the ship.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Great

6 Comments

jwasney 5 days ago

We sailed on the Epic for 3 day cruise...love NCL....we are platinum...but never again on the Epic...do not like the ship

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1960cruiser 5 days ago

Another questionable review on the Epic. I guessing people book this ship just to get on this app to complain. I was on the Epic for a transatlantic to Barcelona and had a great time with great service. My only issue was with the cabin layout, but as a single cruiser, it didn't really matter. I only saw my cabin steward a couple of times, but personally, if I never see them, that's okay too, since all I care about is coming back to a clean cabin with clean towels. I don't understand why people go on cruises and just nit pick every petty issue and then complain how bad the cruise was, when in reality, they were the ones who ruined the cruise. BTW, I think a person who chooses to get off ship early, because of petty whining is only making things worse for themselves and wasting money.

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Gwbigdog 6 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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UKFanInTN 6 days ago

Well, that doesn't give me much hope. We are sailing on the Epic in three weeks. It can't be any worse than our last experience with NCL, though. One missed port-of-call. Several hours late to another. Five cancelled excursions. Some of the onboard entertainment was cancelled. Dining was hit or miss. It was my wife's first visit to Alaska and I was hoping that we would bring back some great souvenirs and amazing memories. Instead, all we brought back was an empty wallet, with absolutely nothing to show for it, and COVID-19.

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javawoody 6 days ago

Appreciate the post

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mayorang 6 days ago

The design of the room was horrible a commode with no sink the sink was on the other side of the room with a curtain separating the bed from the sink the only thing that made it bearable was our Cabin Stewart who was amazing and made the week bearable thanks to him we finished our cruise since my wife wanted to leave at the next port.

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