We chose NCL Epic because of the freestyle way of cruising. This gave us the freedom to do as we liked when we liked and dressing casual while doing it. We found the ship to be very big, with plenty of restaurant's and bars. We had the Ultimate Drinks Package thrown in on the price which saved us quite a lot. We spoke to another couple who didn't have the UDP and their on-board account was over $2000 with still half the cruise to do. Our cabin 10196 was more than adequate for our needs and the bed was so comfortable. Having the balcony added to the enjoyable experience as we got up early on a couple of morning's as we came into port. The food was amazing, we did 2 speciality dining at tepanyaki and modern again couldn't complain about the food or the service. We got off at every port apart from Cannes because the sea was to rough to run the tender boats. All in all a great holiday and we will definitely be going with NCL again.