We sailed on the Epic this past Thanksgiving (11/2010). Our balcony stateroom was very clean & very nice. The over all ship was very nice. Lots to see and do! The free style cruising is great. Food is decent but was seems like everything tasted the same. I have to admit, the sushi was very good & so was the fresh crepe station! The way they have things for kids to do is nice. Lots of stuff there. However, my son (11) said that the people (workers) in the kids club were very rude & only worried about "texting" their friends. He was only there for night and never went back because of it. The water slides were very fun! Nice sports courts too.

Ok, so here's the best part of the ship: The service on the ship was bad at best. HOWEVER...We received out standing service from ONE person on our cruise (and I tipped him VERY well because of it). He is a "Jr. Waiter" in the adult area of "Spice H2O" Outstanding service! His name is Arvid. If you go on this cruise ship, ask for him. Outstanding service and a really nice person too! Go see him!

Now the bad side for the rest of the service on this ship: First our cabin steward was no smiles & rude to begin with. I didn't see him smile until the 6th day of our cruise. Forgot most things we asked of him & caught him in 2 lies. Interesting to say the least. A very stingy tip at the end for him. Read more