Norwegian Epic Review
4.5 / 5.0
Mind Blowing Beautiful Ship and Memory of a Lifetime
Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Epic
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10+ Cruises • Age 60s
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Sail Date: Nov 2015
Cabin: Family Mini-Suite with Balcony
I traveled the on the Norwegian Epic for Thanksgiving 2015 which was touring the Mediterranean Barcelona to Barcelona. I picked the Norwegian Epic because after hours of reading reviews I saw Norwegian and Celebrity to be the best overall rated ships as well as with less kids during that time of year, and I picked a time it would not be so hot there. I was correct to do both. I am a bestselling author and have traveled the world-so I am doing a serious great review that ship [the Norwegian Epic] deserves.
I was timid at first because I could not understand why the same ship and sail dates just returning-would have a huge disparity of reviews, ranging from one star to five star? How is that possible to be on the same ship and port of call and one traveler be thrilled and another miserable-or just "not happy?" or even just three star it. Well, after being on this ship I discovered one huge reason is happy people do not tend to find the time to do a review but unhappy people sure do make the time.
After reading a multiple of reviews most unhappiness was related to their actual room choice. Such as they may not have understood "partial view" meant view of a lifeboat. Buffet food seemed to come in second and I noticed those leaving multi star reviews were not using the buffet everyday--and most reviews I was reading was the early days of this new ship where even the staff was trying to adapt.
Cabin Review
Family Mini-Suite with Balcony
Cabin M3
CABIN 13210 ROOM REVIEW
My bed was SO comfortable it was unreal. Former reviews had me thinking I better take a blow up pool float as to avoid some hard bed. NONE of that was true. At least now. And there was ZERO scent coming from bathroom - so I found none of that to be true but brought essential oils just in case. Essential oils will float to surface and block any undesirable scents. Save that trick for Carnival.
I picked Norwegian Epic Cabin 13210 because it had a bath tub. I am not a shower person and it was amazing that few knew which cabins had a bath tub-including my travel agent. I had a mini suite and I was able to get 30% off the double occupancy as a single. So, no singles are not quarantined to the lower cabins unless they want to be. And EVERY single I ran into liked their rooms below! And these were lawyers, doctors and so on.
My Cabin was impeccably clean and my steward just so wonderful. His name was "Roady" and he created penguins, bunnies and so on-with towels to surprise me each day. I tipped him 50 Euros on day one because I recognized THAT would be my closest most important ally and relationship on the ship. And I was correct. The first day is wild so ask your fridge but UN-stocked the next day of your cruise. Meaning items you do not want to be charged for taking up space in your fridge. I think room service does that-any department answers their phone right away. And they know your name.
Port Reviews
Barcelona
Barcelona was my favorite port out of all of them. Majorca was second. There is so many things to do in Barcelona at all hours.
Naples
Everyone who went to Naples and Pompeii loved it.
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