Norwegian Epic Review

4.5 / 5.0
4,409 reviews

Somewhat disappointing

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Epic

To be fair, I think the reviews of the Epic saying the staff is sub-par are unfair. The staff was attentive, for the most part, and close to equal to other NCL ships we have been on.

That said, it would have been nice to see more activities. Maybe it's the size of the ship, but I have never been on a cruise before where I haven't come in personal contact at least once with the cruise director or assistant cruise director. That did bother me a bit. I guess the fact that there is not a central show accounts for this (Blue Man group and Second City are the main free entertainment here). Blue Man was great, but I did hear many of the older fellow guests say they didn't get it. Second City was "mhwah-hah", but mainly because I had seen the same old skit before about life at sea. Would be nice to know ahead of time, when reserving seats, what the theme of the show is (yes, there are more than one shows for Second City--an adult improv and a PG13 Life in America skit--didn't get to see either do to scheduling)

Cirque show was a major disappointment. $30 for seats where you can't see much of the action. Sorry but if I am paying $30, I want to know the act is on skates sooner than 3 minutes into the skit (yes, I have seen multiple Cirque shows before and this venue severely limits what seems to be a very talented cast). Food for this specialty was merely adequate. Unless you want to splurge for the premium seats, save your hard earned money because you will only see half of the detail (maybe those who haven't seen Cirque will appreciate the limited views). This is no knock on the entertainers. From what we could see, they were top-notch and the show is well constructed. The venue is not well-thought.

Cabin Review

Room was quite nice. Wish the bed didn't squash my spine so much because of its curvature, but loved the roominess.

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