My wife and I set sail on the NCL Epic from Rome on 25 November on a four night mini cruise to Barcelona and we thoroughly enjoyed every minute if it. Embarkation in Rome at 12.30 was quick and easy and as soon as we got on the ship we went to the Garden Buffet for a nice quick and easy lunch. Our cabin (12044) was available at around 14.00 and we were surprised by how much room we had. We had booked an all inclusive package which included 20 photos each, 250 minutes Wi-Fi each, chocolate covered strawberries, 12 bottles of water and a bottle of wine each and these were all in our cabin waiting for us (or details of how to claim them) when we arrived.

We had also paid for the ultimate dining and beverage packages so we ate in Cagneys steakhouse (twice) and the Teppanyaki (once). We also ate in O'Sheehans on one night as we didn't fancy fine dining that night. Cagneys was excellent. The steaks were cooked to perfection and the service was very attentive. The Teppanyaki was very enteraining and the food again was very well cooked and tasted delicious. Our dinner in O'Sheehans was what we expected, just simple well cooked food.

We went to see Priscilla Queen of the Desert on our first night and if you like watching grown men in dresses prancing about the stage then you will love this show. Not my cup of tea though so we left before the end. The entertainment we enjoyed the most was the Howl at the Moon Duelling Pianos. They were excellent. Read more