We originately booked Norwegian Spirit for Dec. 3, 2016 and was advised the ship had been chartered and we would have to select another ship that had the same itinerary and chose the Epic. The ship was big with 4100 passengers and we thought was poorly designed for the number of passengers. We had an inside cabin which was smaller than other ships we have sailed and had poor lighting and a poor design with a small sink inside the cabin. Reservations were required for dining and shows and lines waiting to be admitted was at each venue. Service at MDR was very slow (almost always had a 3 hour dining, breakfast and lunch experience). One time even with reservations was told they were full and told us to try another restaurant. We made reservations before boarding for the twom free main shows and when we showed up we were told our reservation were not in their system. I recommend making copies of everything before boarding on this ship. Minimum activities are offered during the day if your not a pool person.

Due to the Mathew storm we were directed to Nassau instead of Great Stirrup Cay. Been there many times and just walked down thru Bay Street. We had been to St. Thomas many times and this time tool the Gable Ride up to Paradice Point ($21.00 per person). In Tortola we walked to the ferry about 10 min and paid $38.00 to go to the Baths in Virgin Gorda (senior price is $28.00) well worth it. If you can I would recommend going thru the caves. Not recommended if you are very tall or a big person because you will be crawling and going thru very small crevises. Will never book this ship again. This ship is too big and too many pasengers every where.