This is our 2nd NCL cruise. We chose Epic for 3 reasons: 1) on board entertainment 2) destination 3) experience with NCL and love of "Freestyle cruising"
Saw teaser video when we sailed on the Gem in December '10 out of NYC. When we were planning our cruise, we found the 1/4-1/11 dates perfect for our family (2 kids in HS, 2 kids in college).
Watched lots of youtube videos beforehand, highly recommended gives you tips on cabin, etc.
Cabin: As expected, lots of space to store clothes/shoes/toiletries. We had two inside family cabins each with 3 people.Complaints of poor lighting unfounded, I had no problems ever. Only complaint was the loud flushing noise of toilet.Location great, highly recommend trying to get near the elevators/stairs