Overall this was a fantastic trip. All of the ports were awesome with embarkation and disembarkation really smooth with the exception of Naples. Getting back onboard was a chore. The ship itself was awesome. I’ve cruised in the past and I often found myself with nothing to do, or entertainment that wasn’t entirely entertaining. Not the case with the Epic. The shows were fantastic and the dining options were endless. I traveled with a large group and there were plenty of options for us to get together as a group for dinner or a show. The only thing that wasn’t 100% was the quality of the rooms. The ship is a little bit older and the wear and tear was pretty apparent in some places. There were a few spots throughout where it looked like a quick fix was in place, but it was nothing that would have turned me away from sailing on the Epic, or any Norwegian ship in the future.
The studio rooms were great. They were a perfect size, and had a nice design to them. The losing doors that covered the closet were a big miss for me however. My room was completely missing doors, with the track covered by white duct tape to match the walls. I had family members that were also in studio rooms and two of them were missing one of the doors, and the other had the door get stuck while it was slid open, blocking the sink area until maintenance came to fix it. The rooms were just fine without the doors, so they should probably just go without them in all the studio rooms. Aside from that though, I loved everything about the rooms. Specifically, the lighting was awesome.