Port Canaveral (Orlando) to the Southern Caribbean Norwegian Epic Cruise Reviews

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Norwegian Epic an EPIC Fail

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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Rayben
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We chose Norwegian because this was a family trip and we had sailed on Norwegian several times before. We have also cruised on other lines such as Celebrity, Windstar, Holland America, Regent and AMA. I was somewhat anxious when we booked the cruise because the ship is so large, but it was for a family vacation so I thought it would be okay. One of the reasons we chose Norwegian is for the ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Balcony


Dirty room, bad bar service

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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canuck101
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Hubby heard it was good so we tried it. I really hated it but he made peace with it since it was his idea. Almost impossible to get a drink within 15 minutes. Had to wait over 1/2 hour at poolbar. Could not ever get seated at O'Sheehans without a wait with a pager( 30-45 minutes) although many empty tables near the pool tables. All bars were understaffed. Only 1 bartender at casino bar at ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Large Balcony


Family vacation

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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JAX1959
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This was planned well in advance with 4 couples and 2 adult children. This is our 11th cruise and this one would rate only about 3.5 stars to us. Food was excellent, staff we encountered were excellent, room was well kept. Now the downside. We went 12-15-2018 to 12-22-2018, the ship was packed. Not sure you could have shoehorned another person on board. Many of the activities you had to either ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Inside


First time impressions with NCL cruise line

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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RDCooke
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We were enticed to try NCL by one of their seemingly great packages to Caribbean. First off, shame on me for not researching more about my cruise ahead of time. I am an experienced cruiser but had fallen into a comfort zone expecting similar practices from NCL that I received from RC and Princess. I felt like we had a good time despite the NCL /ship experience and also appreciate that perhaps the ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Balcony


Noisy, smoky and R rated show

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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Scarlotte
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

BE WARNED the stage show Priscilla is R rated and it ties up the main theater for several nights of th cruise. I’m not a prude but the ship’s write up did not warn it was r rated. I took my family and we were very uncomfortable. Just be aware. Otherwise the production itself is well done and the costumes were fabulous The public areas are crowded and noisy. The atrium where they have many ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Balcony


Bigger Ain't Better

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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vap0rtranz
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

This was our 4th cruise together (with my better half having 4 more) and we all agreed that it will be the LAST cruise on this size ship. "Bigger ain't better", as the saying should go. Let's start with the ship itself. It's dark. It's loud. Oh, and it's big. Basically the ship is a design disaster. Lines were everywhere. We lined up to: eat dinner, to get drinks, to even see shows. ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Studio


Don't sail Epic or from Port Canaveral

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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Jackbv113
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

Elevators were a total disaster! More later. Disembarkation at Port Canaveral was a disaster. Full cruise package for Internet was a rip-off. Frequently simple news pages would not load at all. Availability of information before and during was poor. There was almost no description of shows. Instructions of how to use amenities was sparse of totally non-existent. Food was mostly good, ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Balcony


Highly Disappointed Loyal NCL Cruiser

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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CaliGirlCruising
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

My husband and I wanted to take our 3 children and nephew on a pre-Christmas cruise. We had the 2 bedroom villa in the Haven and my son and nephew had a balcony cabin. The staff was not nearly as friendly compared to the previous cruises we’ve taken with NCL. This was our 3rd time getting the 2 bedroom villa in the Haven. My daughter and I decided to go up to the Haven’s private area where it was ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

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Unusual ship design

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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needofsun
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise for the good incentives, it was a Norwegian ship that we had not sailed before and it left at a different port than we had experienced before. Port Canaveral was great. It was easy to embark the ship, there were the usual lines, but things kept moving and it was well organized. The ships design IS AWFUL. The designers "pranked" the public with the cabin design. The ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Family Balcony


Third time's a charm!

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Norwegian Epic

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Dei3Nascar8
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

This was our (my wife and myself's) third time on the Epic in as many years. The date and port were perfect and the Epic was available for sailing. There is only one gripe and an immense amount of compliments I could give the staff and ship. Let's get the gripe out of the way. During day one and two there was one, yes one, staff member roaming the lounge chair area taking drink orders in Spice ...
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Sail Date: December 2018


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