We chose this cruise for the itinerary and ship size (not too big but amenities of a larger ship). The itinerary was excellent, although we missed a port (Bonaire) and were annoyed with “after final payment” changes.
Tip: We flew into San Juan a day early and stayed right in the Airport Hotel. Sooooo convenient and only needed 1 taxi ride directly to the port the next day. It was clean and ...
The rooms used for shows are too small for that many people. We had to be in line for an hour before the shows even started. This is our first time sailing with Norwegian and I would not sail the epic again. Why were the Beatles put in a small, crapy room, when we couldn’t get in for a show we tried to get in there, guess what?
Dining was great in the two big restaurants, the one in the middle ...
We wanted to do a cruise to the ABC islands and we used our cruise next deposits for this cruise on NCL EPIC. First the good - we loved cruising out of of San Juan. That port draws in older crowd and that suits us. There were minimal 20 yr olds on the cruise. We loved the ports and the crew on the Epic is the best I've seen in 25 years. The bad: the Epic may be the worst ship I've ever been ...
Hoping you are comfortable, because this one will be a long one...
This year, we decided to try a cruise to see if it was 'for us.' With some destinations in mind, and only a specific date range free, we searched for options. We chose Norwegian because it had an excellent record for cleanliness, and high ratings for customer satisfaction, and because the Epic was going to destinations we wanted ...
We booked this cruise based on the itinerary. We were particularly keen to visit Curacao, which offered a whole day on the island. Alas, things changed. We were scheduled to arrive in Curacao at 6AM (you read that right) and depart at 1230PM. One port was excised all together. No believable explanation was ever extended. We were, in a word, miffed. We resolved to make the best of it.
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I booked this cruise because I had not been to the ports before. The embarkation in PR was super easy and organized. Was in my cabin and had my luggage really quickly. Saw Howl at the Moon every night it was open. Awesome fun show! Comedian Fred Bevil, very funny and the Beatles were great! Food was good. My cabin Steward Richard was amazing. The ports were beautiful. We had very ...
This was my 9th NCL cruise and by far the most disappointing. The southern Caribbean itinerary was great, but the short port time was sad and difficult to find excursions. In Curaçao, we had 6am to 12 pm port. This was silly and definitely not enough time to enjoy the port.
The Epic has major issues with the water system. We had a plumber on our room 3x, due to toilet issues. Some passengers ...
Just finished a 7 day Southern Caribbean cruise aboard the Norwegian Epic. This was our second cruise. First was aboard the Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas which was wonderful so we only have this to compare it to. The RC cruise was also Southern Caribbean. The ship was beautiful as are all of them. Equal to Freedom of the Seas.
Buffet food was good, typical buffet food. We did eat in the ...
I am a NCL latitudes member and we wanted to take a February cruise with some Carribean ports we hadn't visited yet. The Epic's itinerary fit the bill.
We started our cruise by staying the night before embarkation in San Juan. The San Juan Airport has an easy to use taxi stand near the baggage claims. We spent $20 from the airport to our Old San Juan hotel called the Hotel Milano. I loved ...
Choose this cruise as it was to go to St. Martin. However the itinerary changed. Did research on the vessel and activities before going. Found San Juan hotels to be expensive as we went a day early. I used Costco travel to book the trip, it was easy to use and offered lots of perks. The photo package alone was worth the money. We found that the excursions were very repetitive as the were all ...