Norwegian Epic Review

Great Entertainment but disappointed

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poodletabbyparrot123
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Mar 2011
Cabin: Family Mini-Suite with Balcony
Traveled with children

1. Cabin- we had a family deluxe balcony. And we traveled with 2 adults and 2 teens. There was plenty of storage and overall the cabin was roomy enough. I am not sure about the bathroom/shower setup-there was no privacy door separating the shower and toilet from the room. As you enter the room, the toilet was on the right and the shower was on the left. There were etched glass doors with no separating privacy door to the cabin. . On a positive note, our cabin steward was very friendly and helpful. He cleaned the room very well and he supplied us with plenty of towels. There was always ice and a pitcher of water.

2. The food was very good-my only prob;ems was that the restaurants were too expensive. Cagney's, the steakhouse, was good however for $118 ( the 4 of us) it wasnt worth it. Also they asked for an extra $10 for the specialties on the menu. I asked for an additional item from the "regular" selections and they said no. The Teppanyaki restaurant was crowded and very noisy although the food was good. Our Teppanyaki chef was barely above sleeping-there were other chefs who were much more entertaining. The main dining rooms had food that was as good as the specialty restaurants. On a positive note, there was unlimited lobster on the "lobster night". It was also disappointing the the pizza/hot dog/hamburger area by the pool was limited. Also, there was a food area by the adult pool which was barely ever open. The buffets had good food the menu never changed.

3. The ship setup was just ok. There was no true atrium. Also the setup made you have to walk through the casino to get to many places. The pools were ridiculously small. The pool in the adult area was really a bathtub! There were 5 hot tubs which were always crowded. 5 hot tubs for 4000 people was not enough. We have been on ships half the size of the Epic which had more hot tubs and pools the same size.The hot tub temperatures were poorly regulated. There was a hot tub that was so hot that one could have been scalded. Other hot tubs were cold. Also there was no supervision. People had drinks and food in the tubs. There were children that weren't watched ( a dangerous situation) and the crew said nothing. There were "exclusive" areas on the ship that were only for the highest suites. I have never seen areas of the ship sectioned off like that. My husband LOVED the soft ice cream machines which were plentiful. He gained 5 pounds eating the soft serve!

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