Sorry it has taken me a few days to get back to this blog, due to the total lack of making sure people sanitize their hands on this cruise I spent the last 2 days sick in bed in my room and 3 days since at home with the flu.
My summary for this ship is as follows:
For families and kids under 4 I would rate this as a 2 out of 5 stars for the overall cruise. The Dora the Explorer made for 1 1/2 of the 2 stars. They did offer 3 events for the toddlers and they did enjoy that aspect of the cruise.
The infants pool is NOT SAFE. There are WAY too many hazards for my 2 year old and I am shocked an amazed there was not foam covering sharp steel in this area.
While we were told we could use the big slide for the four year old, they would not let us once we got on board the ship.
In terms of value I give this a 1 out 5 stars. Not so much because we paid twice as much for this ship with features we could not use over the Pearl which had more to do and cost less to do it but because they just kept coming at you for more money. Pay for coffee, pay for Orange Juice, pay for Blue Man Group, Pay for the Character breakfast, all the add on added another $250 per person in total. If you want to due the Epic for all it’s best figure $1000 per family over the stated price they list.
There are other NCL ships which are older and smaller like the Sky that have as much for you and the little ones to due and for a fraction of the price. While it is great to say I took the newest ship, save your money because other than some bragging right you are not getting anything of real value.
I was so disappointed to have wasted money for a cruise I expect to write a amazing review on but ended up just tell people it is not worth the money.
This Thanksgiving Cruise was a total bust, the ship over-hyped, overpriced and the food at the buffet was really that bad, the same pizza burgers and pasta bar. The menu did not change and nothing but cheap fattening filler foods. This is what I would expect to see on a 3 day $99 cruise, not a $1499 a person voyage on a brand new ship, Thanksgiving week.
I am not over doing it, the EPIC was really just that bad!!!!!
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