Cruise Customer Reviews

Home > Cruise Lines > Norwegian Cruise Line > About Your Ship: Norwegian Epic

About Your Ship: Norwegian Epic

7 Night Western Mediterranean
Brochure price $1,699. Save up to 65% !





Expert Review:

Departs Barcelona aboard Norwegian Cruise Line – Norwegian Epic - Featuring The Haven By Norwegian!

Sailing Date(s): Jun 2013, Jul 2013, Aug 2013


Stateroom Prices from:

	Interior	Oceanview	Balcony	Suite
	$599	N/A	$879	$1,249	Check Dates & Prices


	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine! Ask about no deposit EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code

Overview & Itinerary

Staterooms

Deck Plans

Food & Dining

Entertainment & Activities

Photo Gallery

Reviews

Expert Review |

Customer Reviews

See Prices & Availability


	Average Norwegian Epic Rating



	SORT BY: Most Recent \| Positive \| Negative \| Helpful 1 - 10 of 20 \| Next 10 >
	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Great Cruise! by Julia W from Panama City, FL Sailing date: Apr 2013 Pros: Food, entertainment, big balcony, ports, Cons: Chair hogs It is a really huge ship that is full of entertainment, great food, and lots of fun. There was always something to do, even at 6 in the morning as I found out (the gym was open)! Ship Details: Ship Quality Ship was huge, public areas were always clean and nice to look at. We took the stairs almost always just to keep the weight off but when we did take the elevators it wasn't long of a wait as some reviewers have stated. Dining/Food We always ate at either Taste or in the buffet. Food was great and service was even better. I think we had one waiter who didn't seem very friendly but he could've been having a bad day so I won't go any further than that. We always found something good to eat and loved both venues. Stateroom Quality We had an extended balcony room and loved it! The room has a split bathroom/shower and we found it to be awesome. When we felt a bit modest using the bathroom we just asked each other to go out on the balcony to see what was out there. No big deal. Our room steward, Michael, was awesome and knew our names when we first met him. Very nice and professional! Ship Staff Quality The staff on the ship was exceptional and very professional! I have zero complaints about them as they were awesome! Entertainment & Activities Don't miss Blue Man Group unless you don't like loud shows. These guys were great! 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Balcony A nice cruise by Joe P from North Haven,Conn Sailing date: Jan 2013 Pros: Shows Buffet Cons: Room shape and bath /shower design Nice ship very clean friendly staff good food Ship Details: Ship Quality GREAT SHIP Dining/Food VERY GOOD FOOD VERY CLEAN DINING AREAS Stateroom Quality Very clean,beds are very comfortable,problem is the width of the room due to curved walls really makes moving about the room dificult,and then there is the poor design of the bath/shower Ship Staff Quality Very friendly happy people Entertainment & Activities High marks for all the shows 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Inside Not something I'd do again by Serge N. from San Diego, CA Sailing date: Oct 2012 Pros: Many port stops - you get to see a lot of places. Pretty good food as well Cons: $30 daily charge for use of steam room and insane internet prices This cruise is way too intense and physically demanding for any vacation, but espically if you're looking to relax and kick back. 6 port stops in 7 days means only1 day at the sea and getting up early for shore excursions every day and going to bed 1-2am, when evening shows end. I've cruised before and I've never seen a ship, where they charge $30 daily for use of a steam room. Norwegian Epic is 2nd biggest ship on the planet with 7000 passanger capacity and that's way too many people. Shows are always book and sold out - cant get tickets, elevators are always full and there is a long wait. in the buffet you might end up walking around for 10-15 minutes before finding a vacant table. Staterooms are very tiny and the sink is actually part of your only desk, located on top of it and it's so small its impossible to wash your hands without spilling the water all over the desk. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality very small , not suitable for 2 people Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities besides jazz club no live bands, no Latin music, stand up comedy club barely had any stand up artists. all shows are overbooked, impossible to get tickets 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside Excellent cruise!! by A Traveler from pittsburgh, PA USA Sailing date: Oct 2012 Pros: everything Cons: N/A It is impossible to describe how good and perfect was our stayed for 7 days at Norwegian EPIC cruise. from high end decor, clean, very polide employees, food the best, specialties restaurant rated 5 fourks(new Brazilian Churrascaria Moderno etc) shows and events excellent!! I highly recommend to Cruise on Norwegian. It was our second time. Jewel and Epic. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Inside Awesome and totally worth it. by Rajashree Suppiah from Malaysia Sailing date: Sep 2012 Pros: The well organised shore execursions and art auction Cons: Impatient staff (dont remember name) who fussed about giving information on the shore excursion Really had a wonderful time and thought that free style cruising was a brilliant idea. Kept thinking it would work great for my family (big) who all have their own ideas and plans. This way everyone gets to do their own thing and meet up at meals or other pre-determined events nly. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Balcony Excellent overall! by Brooke L. from Baltimore, MD Sailing date: Jun 2012 We were very pleased with all aspects of the Epic. The room was quite nice for a cruise ship cabin, especially the shower, which was surprisingly large. Loved having the balcony, which was also well-sized for a cruise ship. The buffet food was decent; the sit-down restaurants (both the included ones and the specialty) were excellent. We were also pleased with the entertainment that we saw, which included the Blue Man Group, Howl at the Moon, and several of the "game show" style shows at the Atrium. Our only gripe about the entire experience was the obnoxious kids who insisted on running down the hallway through the cabin area at night. Ship Details: Ship Quality The Epic is huge compared to the cruise ships I was used to, but we found it pretty easy to get around. The lack of ability to access a couple of the floors from the rear stairwells was confusing at first, but we quickly adapted! We were very pleased with the overall decor and cleanliness of all areas of the ship. Dining/Food The steakhouse and French specialty restaurants were well worth the small extra cost! Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside Honeymooners, Nice Ship, Bad Food! by A Traveler from South Bay, California Sailing date: Jun 2012 Pros: The ship was large and new, the ports visited are awesome and a great trip for first time to Europe! Cons: The food was terrible, there were extra port costs we weren't told until the night before, the staff wasn't as friendly as most cruises we've been on. Overall the cruise was fun, good experience and nice ports to stop at. Don't be afraid to get on a train in Naples and Cannes, you see way more than paying for an excursion. Definitely do an excursion in Rome, we did the Vatican tour had a blast, just only a few minutes to shop which was a bummer. The Pisa excursion is a must, better than Florence but all on what you want to see. Livorno, Naples and Marseille are kind of sketchy not much to see. We were on our honeymoon and first time cruisers in Europe this is a great way to see beautiful places and definitely stay in Barcelona for a few days, the food and city is wonderful! Ship Details: Ship Quality The ship was new and beautiful. The layout is great and easy to get around. The decor is pretty and for the most part very clean. For as many people as the ship carries it doesn't seem crowded, just at times and getting on and off the ship is an ease. If you have an early flight home like we did, no worries they started letting people off the ship at 5:30am and we split the cab to the airport with other crusiers about 45 euro to the airport. Also, the ship is so large even in bad water it barely rocked, there is a slight ongoing vibration though and we were in the 13th floor. Dining/Food The food was the absolute worst I've ever had on a cruise. My husband and I were highly disappointed! There is 2 main dining rooms, every night they serve the same thing just add maybe one new plate or change it between the 2 dining rooms. I've never been on a ship where the menu isn't completely different every night. Even the ice cream and desserts were bland, we ate lunch at a nice place in port so we weren't too hungry for dinner because the food was so bad. Breakfast was ok, they have an omelet bar and decent selection in the buffet. We like good food so this was disappointing, I was immediately sick from the cruise food dinner 4 out of the 7 days we were on the ship. We did not try any specialty restaurants because we were not happy with the main dining, not worth spending the extra money and the dinner at the Cirque show was terrible. Try and do dinner around 6 or 7 to avoid a long wait. Stateroom Quality We had an inside stateroom, midship, on the 13th floor, this is my first time staying in an inside stateroom, it was nice, a bit small but works for one couple. The ocean view rooms didn't look much larger so we were happy saving money with our choice and were able to stay in Barcelona and Ibiza for a few days with the money we saved with the inside stateroom. The rooms were clean but could have been cleaner, there was streaks on the mirror and the carpet wasn't vacuumed regularly. I liked the setup of having the shower, toilet and sink separate, I didn't feel crammed into one place like on other ships. Ship Staff Quality The staff was nice, I've been on many cruises and this ship I was least pleased with the staff, there was this cloud of attitude with all the staff it just seemed different from other cruises. Other travelers we befriended said the same thing so it wasn't just us. The dinner staff was slow and a bit rude, I was given a dirty glass at dinner and got attitude when I asked for a new one. No one was willing to go out of their way to make the cruisers happy. Entertainment & Activities There is many things to do on the ship, since there is only one day at sea you don't have to worry about finding things to do since the ports are more interesting and when you get back to the ship after dinner you'll want to relax. The Blue Man Group was an awesome show and definitely pay for the Cirque show it was amazing just the food was bad. Pay for the upgraded seating because some of the show with general seating will be hard to see. The jazz club and all clubs are a blast. 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Great Vacation! by Marc from Miami, Fl Sailing date: May 2012 Pros: New Ship, Great Entertainmemt, Good Food (better if you go to the additional cost eateries) Cons: Food just average at the restaurants that are included with the cost of the cruise Great Ship...incredible vacation...already starting to plan the next cruise! Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stock up on lobster the first night (manhattan dining room) because this is the only night it is offered on the ship...in any restaurant for the entire cruise. Stateroom Quality Great Ship, Balcony room was a little small but well laid out...balcony made a big differance so spend the extra $ Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Make sure to see Cirque Dreams and pay for premium seats...it is worth the $35! Incredible show!!! 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Group Stateroom Type: Inside I will not cruise on Epic again by Patricia Lewis from Mitchellville MD Sailing date: May 2012 Pros: Food Cons: The staff at the guest service desk not helpful at all, rooms are too small Staff appeared to be really unhappy Ship Details: Ship Quality the garden dinning area the staff pushed all food from the table on to the chairs and on the floor. The food was on the floor from day one until day seven. The other public areas were OK. Dining/Food I did not try any of the specilty restaurants because I am a veggie. Stateroom Quality Stateroom two small, could not regulate comfort control, viewing TV was difficult the picture stayed black and all you could see was an outline of the people. Ship Staff Quality The ship staff did not become friendly until Wed.May 9 2012. The youngman who took care of our room spoke everyday. Entertainment & Activities Top of the class entertainment. 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Inside AMAZING as always on the EPIC!!! by Aaron J C from Ohio! Sailing date: Mar 2012 Pros: EVERYTHING! Amazing! I wish I was still there! Cons: None! AMAZING! Epic is the best on the seas!!! Ship Details: Ship Quality The best on the seas! Dining/Food So many amazing options and shows! Stateroom Quality BEST option on the seas!!! Ship Staff Quality AMAZING! Thank you! Entertainment & Activities GREAT! Djs were ok but so many options!!! Children's Programs So cool!!! Nick is great! 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
	1 - 10 of 20 \| Next 10 >

Select Your Sailing Date

Interior

Oceanview

Balcony

Suite

Sailing Dates Shown:
Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

Sample images only - actual stateroom may vary.

Dates:

Staterooms from:

show all dates

Prices listed are per person, cruise only, based on double occupancy. Terms & Conditions.
Additional Passengers from $499 for select dates and staterooms. Children under the age of 21 and pregnancy restrictions

Jun 2-9, 2013

$599

N/A

$879

$2,749

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!

Jun 9-16, 2013

$679

N/A

$899

Call Now!

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!

Jun 16-23, 2013

$669

N/A

$999

$1,249

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!

Jun 23-30, 2013

$749

N/A

$1,199

$1,379

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!

Jun 30-Jul 7, 2013

$849

N/A

$1,199

$1,429

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Ask about reduced airfare from select cities!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!

Jul 7-14, 2013

$849

N/A

$1,249

$1,449

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Ask about reduced airfare from select cities!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!

Jul 14-21, 2013

$849

N/A

$1,249

$1,449

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!
	Ask about reduced airfare from select cities!

Jul 21-28, 2013

$899

N/A

$1,299

$1,499

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Ask about reduced airfare from select cities!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!

Jul 28-Aug 4, 2013

$849

N/A

$1,249

$1,449

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Ask about reduced airfare from select cities!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!

Aug 4-11, 2013

$999

N/A

$1,379

$1,599

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!
	Ask about reduced airfare from select cities!

Aug 11-18, 2013

$929

N/A

$1,329

$1,579

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!
	Ask about reduced airfare from select cities!

Aug 18-25, 2013

$949

N/A

$1,279

$1,449

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!
	Ask about reduced airfare from select cities!

Aug 25-Sep 1, 2013

$779

N/A

$1,129

$1,279

	EXCLUSIVE: Up to $400 Hotel Promo Code
	Ask about no deposit
	Ask about FREE Dinner for 2, FREE bottle of wine!
	Ask about reduced airfare from select cities!
	Nobody Beats Our Price!

top

E-mail this page to a friend

Cruise Experts available 24/7 - toll free
Call 1-888-656-8184