We're from Ontario Canada and four years ago my daughter got married on RC Freedom of the seas and we all fell in love with cruising. It really is the best holiday.
My daughter said "let's go!" and called my wife, myself, son and friend in January 2012 to decide where to go this time. We looked at several cruise lines and decided on the Norwegian Epic partly from reviews and partly the freestyle cruising / amenities on this large ship and the Mediterranean was where we wanted to go.
We booked a day early to arrive in Barcelona as our travel agent always said "go a day early in case your plane is late". We booked a 7 day Western med cruise from Barcelona around Italy France then back to Barcelona. We stayed an extra day in Barcelona after the cruise to see the city smoe more. Our cruise was 07-14 Oct 12.
Perfect mid ship balcony cabin. Great Starboard view, mid ship has no rocking or movement felt. Close to mid ship elevators for easy access. No noise from bars or shows.