Norwegian Epic Review

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sonogal
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Dec 2016
Cabin: Mini-Suite with Balcony

6 night Western Caribbean with my mom and aunt. Arrived to Port Canaveral about 11:15am. Waited outside in line no more than 10 minutes. After that, everything went fairly quickly. On board within about 30 minutes. Booked in a mini-suite which didn't pose any problems for us, had a curtain between bath area and bed. Lots of stateroom storage, excellent stateroom service. Service charge of 7.95 for room service anytime other than continental breakfast so we only ordered coffee and juice on a couple of mornings. Food in the main dining areas was good but not great. Desserts definitely better than on NCL Pearl. Le Bistro and La Cucina fantastic but too pricey. Cancelled Cagney's because we didn't want to pay any additional out of pocket. Main dining service was slow at times. Service in specialty restaurants very good. Buffet generally packed with lines but nothing unexpected. Food mediocre here but we never went hungry.

Cirque show was great, dinner again mediocre, however we got there late- paid for premium seating but felt like we were seated with general seating. Definitely get there early for best seats. Book tender or show tickets on first day as soon as you board for best availability. No outdoor movie screen at main pool area, only in adult pool area. Not enough seating in atrium area. No problem getting drinks at bars- had unlimited beverage package. Never had to sign anything, just give them room card. No extra charges. Couldn't hear most overhead announcements, main areas too loud.

Casino fun, poor payouts first couple of days then better towards end of cruise. Didn't attend shows but heard they were good. Ship clean for the most part. Internet connection terrible most of the time however was able to Facebook chat for a little while one night. Overall good cruise but probably wouldn't sail again. I tend to prefer RCL or Carnival as they both have better food and value overall.

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