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JW & JEROME'S EPIC THANKSGIVING 2012 ADVENTURE, Review with Pics & Comments!

cruiseguys2009

By cruiseguys2009,
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mw_1970

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It is indeed a VERY odd ship

 

We had a really good cruise but the layout of EPIC is generally an utter shambles (in my opinion).

 

Difficult to explain, just a very "messy" ship. Looks like it has been put together from about 6 different ships all chopped up and squeezed together.

 

Gave us our first taste of NCL and we fell in love with NCL but I would never sail the EPIC again, although I will acknowledge that so far that is the best crew we have ever sailed with (in our short and limited cruise history so far).

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TravelDiva88

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If you want to post a review, why not prepare the whole thing and then post it instead of starting it and "forgetting" to come back and finish?

 

Heaven forbid the holidays and "real" life interfere with a trip report ;)

 

Can't wait to hear the rest of it JW- it was a pleasure sailing with you!

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r121567

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Since the review obviously never got posted - I will give a short review of my Epic cruise in March 2012.

 

First of all, the ship is HUGE and has a very different layout! I have sailed on the Carnival Magic which is also large but still had the same basic layout as every other ship I have been on.

 

The rooms were very ODD. You enter through the bathroom, which is not really a room, just a space. The flooring is different, toilet on one side, shower on the other curtain straight ahead to separate the bathroom/entrance from the rest of the cabin. The sink across from the bed and very little room to pass in between the two. There was a lot of hidden storage around the sofa area. Our balcony jetted out a bit further than the one above us, which I noticed just as I was taking my shirt off. Luckily, I looked up before I disrobed and embarrassed myself!

 

I found the rest of the ship well, pretty darn cool! Instead of the normal, long, straight hallways, there were a few curves. The casino occupies two levels with an escalator in the middle. A shopping area that had the feel of something like a mall. Barber shop, bowling alley, Irish pub, main lobby had a TV screen that spanned the better part of two levels with a dance floor that was populated every night.

 

We enjoyed Cagney's Steak house - didn't try the other specialty restaurants. We found all of the food good, even the buffet.

 

The spa was beautiful. Its always my favorite place on board. A bit pricey for the use of the facilities but the spa pool was nice.

 

The Miami port is very efficient on embarcation / debarcation day.

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meltingmoments

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What happened :(!

 

 

What happened was......I was reading this review and it stopped!! I kept checking in to see if there were any updates and a comment was made that it was just a * teaser *.......hence my comment about it being * too cruel for words * ;)

And here I am.....still checking in as I get e-mail notifications telling me someone has commented on a thread I'm subscribed to!! Lol

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meltingmoments

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Since the review obviously never got posted - I will give a short review of my Epic cruise in March 2012.

 

First of all, the ship is HUGE and has a very different layout! I have sailed on the Carnival Magic which is also large but still had the same basic layout as every other ship I have been on.

 

The rooms were very ODD. You enter through the bathroom, which is not really a room, just a space. The flooring is different, toilet on one side, shower on the other curtain straight ahead to separate the bathroom/entrance from the rest of the cabin. The sink across from the bed and very little room to pass in between the two. There was a lot of hidden storage around the sofa area. Our balcony jetted out a bit further than the one above us, which I noticed just as I was taking my shirt off. Luckily, I looked up before I disrobed and embarrassed myself!

 

I found the rest of the ship well, pretty darn cool! Instead of the normal, long, straight hallways, there were a few curves. The casino occupies two levels with an escalator in the middle. A shopping area that had the feel of something like a mall. Barber shop, bowling alley, Irish pub, main lobby had a TV screen that spanned the better part of two levels with a dance floor that was populated every night.

 

We enjoyed Cagney's Steak house - didn't try the other specialty restaurants. We found all of the food good, even the buffet.

 

The spa was beautiful. Its always my favorite place on board. A bit pricey for the use of the facilities but the spa pool was nice.

 

The Miami port is very efficient on embarcation / debarcation day.

 

Thank you very much for your thoughts. Glad you enjoyed your trip! :)

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