This was the first of two cruises we were doing almost back to back (one day in between) both with NCL. We had been on 5 cruises prior to these, 2 with NCL, 2 RCI and 1 Carnival. We loved NCL (Spirit and Pearl) and got such a good deal on this Epic cruise that we did not even hesitate to book. Oh boy...! Traveling was my husband (39) and myself (40), two kids (7 and 3) and my husbands mother (78) and sister (54). As I mentioned we chose this cruise for price (kids sailed free), freestlye cruising and the fact that the kids club is usually really good with NCL. Nevermind the entertainment sounded awesome as well as the Nickelodoen theme for the kids.
We arrived at the terminal around 11:30 am and from the time we got off the bus, our lives became complete chaos for the next 7 days. There were people running around everywhere! Getting in to the terminal the line was 4 people wide, shoulder to shoulder and people were RUDE! Pushing, shoving...I was astounded at how rude the other passengers were. I just wanted to get on the ship and away from what felt like all 4000+ other passengers who seemed to be embarking at the same time. I was in for the surprise of my life!
There were so many things wrong with this holiday it is hard to discuss them all. The room was TERRIBLE. There were two medium sized drawers under the couch (we were in a balcony room) that we could put all our clothes in that could not be hung up on the 10 hangers that were supplied. You might pull a muscle trying to open them if not careful! There were two cupboards as the back of the couch but you couldn't access these once the couch was made (which was the fourth bed for my child) without tearing apart the bed. They couldn't be accessed once my son was asleep. There was also two tiny cupboards touching the ceiling (about 5 inches tall) which I couldn't reach so were useless. I didn't mind the toilet/shower split and had no problem with the sink.
The room was TERRIBLE. There were two medium sized drawers under the couch (we were in a balcony room) that we could put all our clothes in that could not be hung up on the 10 hangers that were supplied. You might pull a muscle trying to open them if not careful! There were two cupboards as the back of the couch but you couldn't access these once the couch was made (which was the fourth bed for my child) without tearing apart the bed. They couldn't be accessed once my son was asleep. There was also two tiny cupboards touching the ceiling (about 5 inches tall) which I couldn't reach so were useless. I didn't mind the toilet/shower split and had no problem with the sink. Location was awesome, that I will say. Our stateroom attendant, Maria, was the only refreshing part of our cruise!