Norwegian Epic Review

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Epic Transatlantic

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Sail Date: Oct 2011
Cabin: Mini-Suite with Balcony

Oct 23rd sailing Barcelona to Miami via Punta Delgada and St. Thomas, USVI.

this my 95th cruise, 13th on NCL and 3rd transatlantic.

Booked Swiss Airlines economy for 2 one way MIABCN via ZRH. Checked in 4 hours early and informed while on line at Lufthansa ( who owns Swiss) that the flight was overbooked and would we do them a big favor and leave early on the Lufthansa flight with service via Frankfurt,, the attraction being it was their huge Airbus A380 but an upgrade was not possible. Acquiesced and were rushed through check-in and then waited in long security to arrive at gate only 20 minutes before departure. Never saw our bags, which were tagged through to BCN go down the conveyor belt. assigned two seats alone with plenty leg room row 75 emergency row as we are both ex airline employees ( Eastern). On time flight and decent service in economy. Over 2 hours to make connection in FRA so go through customs maze and out to concourse for connection to Barcelona. Assured that our boarding passes are fine , at boarding set off alarm showing not confirmed...apologies and then a another quick fix and onboard to BCN. get there 3 hrs earlier than our Swiss flight would have brought us but no checked bags down the belt. File claim , wait for next flight from Frankfurt, still no bags. Go to Hotel ( Hesperia Del Port) 3 star , only 10 blocks from cruise port. Nice hotel, clean room, settle in. try to nap. Go out for dinner at close by sidewalk cafe recommended by hotel concierge. All ok. Upon return call Lufthansa baggage and assured bags are on the way, will try to get then hotel asap. Sunday morning the 23rd we got for morning coffee and a roll and upon return the hotel concierge calls Lufthansa baggage again for us. Bags made it in at midnight and will be on their luggage van direct to ship. We leave hotel at noon and get on board vessel by 1 PM. huge crowds but under control. Non US citizens outnumber US/Canadians by 2 to one and separate checkins for each type.

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Mini-Suite with Balcony

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mini-suite 9243.. should just be re-named outside deluxe. dimensions if a true rectangle would be 8.25 feet by almost 25 feet plus balcony of 6 feet by8.25 feet. split bathroom design was a pain due to rough seas and sliding doors. medicine cabinet light not bright enough to shave by. built -in hairdryer by vanity desk was uncooperative and hard to use.

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