Norwegian Epic Review

4.5 / 5.0
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Too many passengers, not enough space.

Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Epic
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Micky1010
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Sep 2017
Cabin: Family Balcony

This was only my second cruise so maybe I don't have enough background to compare this with but the other cruise I did was earlier this year with P&O and was far superior.

This ship is just way too large, there are not enough loungers or chairs for everyone on a sea day and there is constant noise everywhere. I went to the so-called quiet area as previous reviews said this was pretty underused as it was up another lift from the pool deck, however on the sea day it was packed, no spare loungers anywhere and it was far from quiet, there are large fan intakes on the side decks which are very noisy and there is piped music on the front deck so it is not a quiet area, just quieter than the pool deck.

I was all inclusive so as long as I selected drinks under $15 I could have anything, but as others had said the cocktails are all from pre-packed mixes and so not very nice and the choice was limited. Surprisingly there were a number of cocktails over the $15 which is shocking, about twice as expensive as on P&O so even on all inclusive drinks there were some you couldn't have without paying extra. There is only the one bar for the whole upper deck excluding the one at the back by spice h20, so this was packed with large queues.

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Family Balcony

Cabin B3

Nice cabin just behind the bridge. Quite quiet as not many people passing by and just cabins above and below. Tip is to ensure the toilet and shower doors are fully shut or they will rattle all night long. Seat seemed pointless as it was opposite the wardrobe so if you sat on it you just stared at your reflection in the mirror, the TV is at the end of the bed not opposite the settee.

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