My husband, teenage son and I went on our first cruise onboard the Norwegian Epic, from Barcelona, on August 25th 2013. We didn't know what to expect of cruise life but so many people had spoken favourably that we decided to give it a try. The Norwegian Epic was recommended to us.

Our first impression of the ship, was that it was huge - almost like a block of flats, and not very pretty. However this turned out to be an advantage as we could spot it in any port!!

Embarkation was straightforward - there was a small queue, but we got through quickly and our cabin was available about 1.30pm. Read more