Norwegian Epic Review

Bigger Ain't Better

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Epic
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vap0rtranz
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Dec 2018
Cabin: Studio

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. Thank goodness my mother-in-law had the smarts to book as many reservations as possible. I feel bad for anyone who didn't book in advance because of all the lines. Once we just gave up waiting, and we were pretty good about keeping ourselves occupied with games or conversation to make the wait time pass.

Now for enjoying the sun on a Caribbean cruise. What sun? The promenade deck was essentially unusable because of scant doors to it, and there was no natural light coming into the dining and entertainment decks either, then add all the people going to dinner and shows on those decks and the ship quickly becomes a dark, noisy trap box. The quiet sundeck towards the forward section was a pleasure to find (because it was away from the pools, had it's own bar staff, and was _quiet_) but basically inaccessible because of a hidden elevator and single, small stair leading to it. The aft "sun deck" was really an outdoor theater with massive, loud TV blocking the gorgeous views. I'm not sure how folks enjoyed sitting in the hot spas back there ... plenty of alcohol helped, for sure.

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Studio

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Studio / Solo cabin reminded us of Euro hotel rooms, so you either love them or hate them. We liked the good use of space and dedicated lounge & bartender for the Studio guests.

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