Norwegian Epic Review
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Background
This was the 1st cruise for myself and my 2 children (15 years and 13th birthday on the ship). I have over 20 years of customer service in the travel/airline industry so my perception was a bit different than most passengers. By chance, the itinerary I planned was also different from most of the ship, so we never really felt crowded and if we were in queue/line at all, it moved quickly. One of my goals of the trip was to introduce my children to different cultures which was well achieved, especially due the variety of passengers on board (including India, China, Japan, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Europe, and Australia, just to name a few). My son even played a game of basketball with two Russian men in their late 40's who spoke very little English. My kids who speak some Portuguese, laughed, hung out and muddled their way through multi-lingual conversations with a group of kids from Spain and Norway in the Teen Entourage.
Day 1 (Barcelona)
Cabin Review
Excellent location, we avoided the elevators and took stairs 2 decks up to 15 (Garden Cafe, outdoor dining, pools, and sea views). We spent the majority of our time up here and usually found seating within 5-10 minutes. Toward the end of the cruise we heard footsteps above us; we realized the Kids Recess Center was directly above-but overall the cabin was well insulated from outside noise.