Norwegian Epic Review
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After sailing on NCL's EPIC I can fully understand why NCL decided to build only one of this class of ships. More than anything the ship reminded me of a giant car ferry, where all efforts had been made to save money. There is absolutely no WOW-factor to be found on board. No impressive art, no roomy atrium. The LED-chandelier? Yawn. Everything is dull and plain - lots of dark brown walls all around...
The cabin (I was in 11320 at the rear of the ship) was ridiculously small even for two people. The bed in this particular cabin was in the middle of the room, which is the worst layout. Having the bed close to the balcony is much better. The beds were comfortable and the ship's motions made it very easy to fall asleep and to sleep well, except during the process of docking. During docking the ship would vibrate , shudder and make lots of noise, walking me up the mornings this took place.
I had no trouble finding all the available storage spaces, which would probably suit a backpacker fine but were totally inadequate for a couple of people. To make matters worse, cabin 11320 had a door towards the neighbouring cabin, where there should have been cabinets. I did not like the shower, toilet and handwash facilities. Why on earth did they choose this layout?
Cabin Review
Aft-Facing Balcony
# 11320: Tiny cabin facing toward the rear. The balcony was actually adequately sized, but the furniture consisted of two cheap chairs and the tiniest table imaginable. No sunbed.
In this cabin there is a door on the wall towards the bigger cabin next to it. This door can be detected on the deck plan if you know it beforehand. I didn't find out until I got there. The consequence of this door is the loss of valuable cabinet space. Also, the location of the bed in the middle of the room isn't good.
After having had numerous malfunctions of the safe, I came to the conclusion that this cabin was cursed.
My advice: choose a different cabin or a different cruiseline altogether.