We took this cruise the week of April 16, 2023 and although we did have a good time, it was not because of anything NCL did. We had Priority Boarding and found the staff in San Diego to be very unhelpful. There was no process for explaining or assisting with Priority Boarding which we paid extra for. Seemed like it was simply a charge without any service. My wife asked a NCL representative how we ...
This was my second cruise on the epic and it was such a great time! The food was great especially from taste the restaurant. The crew members were so nice and helpful. The bartenders were always accommodating. And the entertainment was perfect! The Chocolatin Band was absolutely the party starters on the cruise. Went to every single of of their shows because they were that amazing! The talent in ...
As far as the food was concerned, I felt I was back at a camp cafeteria even though I always ate in one of their dining rooms. It is a shame that their menus far out did the quality of food. Even the 'special' dining was bad news in the quality of food. I had paid extra for 'Priority Boarding'. There was none provided!! One particular day, I had to line up 2 hours just to disembark from the ...
Chose the ship to revisit the Mediterranean. Big mistake. Hair in the food on embarkation lunch. Hair in the food in the main dining room. Ship is very old with tattered carpet and chairs in the theater. If this is a refurbished ship, it needs to be retired. Boring cruise, Director with little to no interaction with us on the ship. Entertainment venues were mediocre at best. One night they just ...
The itinerary had port day each day visiting 7 different countries and 2 islands. A little overwhelming at first as I thought I would wear myself out. But surprisingly I never really got tired despite doing something everyday. I enjoyed most of the ports. Some were underwhelming. One port I would point out is that Venice was miserable. Local laws force the cruise ships to anchor at least 5 miles ...
We were attracted to this cruise because of the itinerary. Our cabin , 107**, was very good and so was the service provided by our cabin steward. The overall food quality was fair at best and the beef was consistently tough and chewy, even in the specialty restaurants. The service in the main dining restaurants, especially The Versailles Restaurant , was exceptionally poor to the extent that we ...
I love the crowd and vibe!!!! The entertainment was lacking, except for the Latin band they were good!!! Food horrible in the main, premium was just ok except for Le Bistro it was great. The ship is showing its age(sad to see) , my cabin was falling apart and I was sailing above the theater heard everything til 2am. Drinks were rushed and not good. Staff looked flustered. At 3pm housekeeping carts ...
I took the cruise from San Juan to NYC that was from Apr 14-22.
Observations about the Epic:
Despite having about 4000 people on it, the ship never seemed crowded. Majority of the times, when I was walking up/down the stairs they were empty. The only issue I noticed, was walking from one end of the ship to the other on the main decks 5,6, and 7 that had most of the public spaces - ...
We just returned from a repositional cruise on the NCL Epic, which departed from San Juan, PR on 4/14/23 and arrived in NYC on 4/22/23 after stopping at St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Marteen, St. Thomas and Amber Cover (DR).
This was our 14th NCL cruise and 3rd since the restart. I traveled with my wife and we stayed in an inside room. Also, we cruised on the NCL Epic in 2014.
Our cruise on the ...
We were excited to take a cruise that left from PR and ended in NYC. YES NCL cut their staff so you waited 30 minutes for a drink at the pool bar. YES the rooms are only cleaned once a day now. We tried to be understanding b/c everyone including the cruise industry lost money during Covid and had to try and make up money by making cuts. So we just went with the flow. Where we had a hard time ...