My wife had never been on a cruise and my last was with RC so when we chose Norwegian Epic I thought we were making a good decision based on a well-known cruise line, large ship and Western Caribbean itinerary. Overall we were sorely disappointed but I will try to be objective to help others make decisions for themselves.
Pros:
1) Relatively new ship, appears to have been commissioned approximately 2010. Larger than most.
Balcony cabin was absolutely clean, comfortable and well equipped and met our every expectation. Lots of storage space, under the bed and the couch and the steward readily provided extra hangers and extra chairs for the balcony.
The Cabin had 2 major issues;
a) the so called fridge is not a fridge but a cooler and unless you want to pay mini bar prices regardless of your "Ultimate Beverage Pkg" this cooler has to be cleared so you can use it for your own medications, water etc. It never really gets cold, only cool, so my insulin was at risk all week.
b) The TV is limited to hotel admin channels, 3 news channels, 1 tv series channel and 1 movie channel. Most of our usage was to check our account. Yes, you could purchase movies at $10 each, most of which were of no interest.