Norwegian Epic Cruise Reviews

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Don't spend you money on this.

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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LBK2
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

As others have said, lines, lines, and more lines. Want a drink - long line (average 20 minutes). Want to eat - good luck getting in any of the sit down restaurants - 45 minute wait the one time we went, 40 minute wait the second time. The app was about useless - not rhyme or reason to what you are "allowed to book" and what you aren't. You have to show up at least 30-40 minute before a show to ...
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Sail Date: February 2024

Traveled with children


lines, Lines Lines and ship in need of TLC

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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BP-asitis
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

Had a Balcony room on the 14th floor The Balcony had some serious rust issues to make it quite unappealing to sit outside. But when you get to a port and look at the rest of the ship, it's understood why, there is quite a bit of Rust showing thru..... while other cruise lines do painting maintenance while in port, never saw any NCL personnel with even a paint rush. It needs some serious ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Worse NCL ship managed

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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beachldy
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I travel on NCL quite a bit but the Epic was horrific. Did a B2B cruise Jan-28-2024 through 3-11-2024. LONG LONG LINES everywhere, whether dining, bars, venues. I've been on many NCL ships and other cruise lines, but nothing like this. The first leg of the trip, they ran out of lite beers on 5th day, and I'm not a beer drinker but EVERYONE was complaining. You had to wait 45 mins for a drink ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Much less than expected!

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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rhj0629
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

Long lines at all bar locations, not enough wait staff on deck causing long lines for beverages which reduced the value of the beverage package. Bottled water was not part of the bar/beverage package. Show reservations were needed for Burn the Floor but were not made obvious or clear. Ran out of some beverages (beer, daiquiris, mud slides etc.) Room had fluid leak on the carpeted floor ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Don’t book Norwegian Epic

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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Notadiva
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We have cruised on Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Holland America cruise lines. This was our first time on Norwegian and sadly it will be the last. We booked it to celebrate our 20th anniversary and having heard good things about Norwegian Cruise lines we were very excited to experience it. Unfortunately, we were really disappointed not only in the ship but the overall experience was ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


DO NOT CRUISE EPIC!

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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BretFish
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

DO NOT TRAVEL ON THE EPIC!!!!! I have been on 9 cruises, this is my first Norwegian. It was by far the worst cruise ship I have ever been on. I booked July 31, 2023 for the cruise that left January 28, 2024. That is 6 MONTHS ahead. Requested a balcony room. I traveled with 20 friends. All but 4 of us got a traditional nice balcony. 4 of us (2 cabins) got this (see pic). This is not a balcony! I ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Balcony


A thoroughly enjoyable week on the Epic

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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vintage914racer
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

I've found you either love cruising, or try it and find that cruising is not for you. We fall into the former bucket and have been on 20 odd cruises over the years. We've sailed with NCL, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Princess, and generally find more similarities than differences across lines. That said, we tend to prefer NCL. My wife and I sailed on the Epic not long after it was first ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with children


Don’t waste your money, book a resort!!

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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Traveling Critic 6
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

For starters we are a traveling family. So we are well travelled. We heard many great things about cruises and was told that as far as cruise lines “Norwegian” is top tier. As first time cruisers we decided to splurge and go with what as been advertised and described as the best. We chose this cruise line because it was supposed to be luxury and family friendly. This was not the case. What we ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with children


Worst cruise ever

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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Chance3
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

I must start this by saying we have been on numerous NCL cruises and always found them to be 5 stars. We went on the Epic the week of January 21st. The Epic was the filthiest NCL ship I have ever been on. The banisters were so dirty I used a hand sanitizer every time I came off the steps. The windows, and the balcony were disgusting. The room set up was awful, there was no real bathroom. There ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Great staff; bad experience…

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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Disgruntled cruiser95
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

We chose a cruise to go to the Bahamas, Cozumel, Belize, and Rotoan. The itinerary changed three times. First two, changing days around. I was told I now needed a passport to get into Belize so no problem my wife and I spent almost $600 expediting passports. Sure enough, they cancel Belize (the only reason we booked this cruise) and add Costa Maya…fine it happens. Next, they canceled the Bahamas ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


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