This was my 12th cruise & most have been on NCL, because we loved them first for the freestyle dining concept. This was our 2nd time on the Epic, the first being of the Caribbean out of Miami 3 years ago.

This was our 1st time cruising transatlantic, and we were at first worried that we would be bored with so many at sea days & only 2 stops, and we also worried that the seas might be rough. Well, our worries were completely unjustified, and NCL provided us with 1 of the best vacations ever! We were not ready to disembark after "only" 13 nights of complete relaxation and wonderful food, service & entertainment.

We spent 5 nights in Barcelona ahead of time and stayed at the Hostel BCN Port, just a few minutes from the port. The hotel is well managed, and the reasonable rate ($59-$79 euros/night) included a free continental breakfast that knocked our socks off! We will surely return to Barcelona & will definitely stay at the BCN Port again. Our room rate also included a free cab ride to the port! If I have so say anything negative about the hotel, it would be that the beds were very hard. We had to put extra blankets under the sheet to try to make them softer. Read more