Norwegian Epic Review
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My family and I just did a New Year's Cruise on board the Norwegian EPIC. This was an all around amazing experience. We flew into Fort Lauderdale on December 30th, 2011 and stayed at the Airport Hilton. Great pre-cruise hotel if you fly into Fort Lauderdale! We sailed out on December 31st, 2011. We used Millennium Limo to get from the hotel to Port of Miami. Great service and the limos were in great condition. Should you choose to book Millennium Limo, be aware the price they give you usually does not include taxes, tips and port fees. Once arriving in port, it was really a "holy crap" moments! Let me just say now, the EPIC looks a lot bigger in real life!The pictures of the ship make it look small! As follows is a step-by-step "report card" of the EPIC
EMBARKATION: Embarkation was a breeze! We arrived around 11:20PM. As soon as we offloaded our luggage from the limo, porters took them and put them on carts for us. Even with 4709 people needing to get aboard, security and check-in took only about 15 minutes! Before we knew it, we were smiling for the camera and walking through the glass gangway and into the ship! We were welcomed by singing and dancing crew, we felt so welcome, that my grandfather who can barely walk had to dance a bit when he came aboard!! (Grade: A+)
CABINS: After a nice lunch at Garden Cafe, and roaming around the ship, at 2:00, the call came that our cabins were ready. My family was split up around the ship, and I was the first to reach our cabin. It was small!!!! Walking beside the couch was okay, but passing someone at the endo of the bed is difficult. Be prepared to hop the bed. Despite it's size however, it was very comfortable and functional. My Cabin was 13067 (B2 Family Balcony). This was a great stateroom that I'd HIGHLY recommend. it is right by the elevators, two decks below the buffet and pool, and the balcony is HUMUNGOUS!! The balcony must have been at least 10 ft. deep! We didn't mind the bathroom setup. We liked the extra space that came out of it. There is LOTS of storage space, so ask your cabin steward to give you a little tour (GRADE: A-)