Norwegian Epic Review
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The staff was lovely. The service was impeccable. What wasn't impeccable were the other passengers. I saw more people dressed like bums and more vulgar and inappropriate tattoos (is there such a thing as an appropriate tattoo?) including some that were borderline pornographic and should not have been permitted to be displayed in decent company.
Outside of a weekend at the Ritz-Carlton, I've never been treated as well as the staff on the Epic. They were polite and cheerful at every turn, even when I observed them dealing with aggressive, drunken or simply obnoxious customers.
My Studio was very clean and the steward was fantastic. I never had anything approaching a bad meal and most of the meals were excellent and some approached fantastic. The only failure in the food service was the dismal coffee, which was bad everywhere but the Atrium Cafe and the Studio Lounge. And since I have been on the paleo diet and only cheated a little on this trip, I'll say I was very impressed with the quality of the protein.
Cabin Review
Studio
Completely comfortable and well thought out with two small exceptions. It would work far better to put the television recessed into the bathroom bulkhead or a swing down from the ceiling rather than off to the side of the bed. And that would leave room for a couple more drawers.The reading lights are abysmal. I saw the reading lights in a standard cabin - little lights on goosenecks and they were far better. Change them.And, I was forewarned about all the indicator lights from the various lights, switches and buttons and brought some opaque tape to block them or I would have been miserable, but I'm a light sleeper and prefer a pitch black room at night. Ventilation was great, bed was comfy, pillows ample and fluffy. Shower was small, but the showerhead was great and the water pressure fantastic. I was almost unaware of the adjoining cabin even though we had a door rather than a bulkhead and only rarely was aware of traffic in the hall outside my cabin. Great soundproofing.