First let me say that I'm completely perplexed by most of the reviews of the Western Caribbean Christmas cruise as my family (5 adults) had a completely different experience. It was above average from embarkation through the time we arrived back in Miami. I should also start off by saying that I was seriously contemplating canceling our cruise because of the reviews on this site. I'm so glad that I didn't! (and by demographic, according to many of the reviews, I'm EXACTLY the type of person that was supposed to hate this ship - don't smoke, don't drink, don't gamble.)

The staff is fabulous. They bent over backwards to meet our every need and wish - as an example, we were never pestered by the bar staff after the first time that we told them that we weren't interested in purchasing alcohol. This was the busiest week on the EPIC so far - almost 4800 passengers - and you would have never known. The food was plentiful and quite tasty. While you may not have gotten a chair right in front of the pool, chairs on deck 18 were abundant.

The entertainment was a lot of fun! Can't think of an act that we didn't like - although, Paul Scally the cruise director got a little irritating after a while. He needs to find something more motivating to yell than calling out all of the different countries of origin. Read more