This was the 67th cruise for me and my wife. We are both retired seniors. The Epic is a gorgeous ship on the inside. It had the look of an upscale hotel. The only nicer ships we've been on were the Celebrity Solstice class (Haven't been of Oasis class ship yet).

The food in the Manhattan Room was very good and the atmosphere was very nice as long as we weren't too close to the live music. Service in the Manhattan Room was very spotty- from very good to fair. The service is Tastes was poor the 2 times we ate there for lunch- waiter served burgers and fries without ketchup and then was no where to be found.

We enjoyed eating in O'Sheehans where the service and food was usually very good. The buffet area was very crowded with tables and chairs making it difficult to get from your table to the buffet and back- especially in the area in the front of the ship. Read more