outtoseacruise Posted January 3, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Day 1 Saturday (Embarkation Miami) 12/07/13 After a quick drive from Orlando I arrived at the Port of Miami around noon. After parking the car I entered the terminal. Pre-Boarding was quick and easy. Once onboard I went to my cabin to drop my carry-on luggage and camera bag off. I had an inside cabin and when I opened the door I was a little shocked at how small the cabin was compared to other cruise lines inside cabins. This was only my initial opinion of the cabin which quickly went away. After a couple of hours I was actually amazed at how well Norwegian manages the cabin space and began to really like the design of the cabin. Since I hadn't had any breakfast when I left Orlando I was hungry and went to the Garden Café for lunch. After lunch I decided to explore the ship and see where things were prior to the lifeboat drill. I then went to dinner at Taste where I had Spring Roll, Lobster, & Cheesecake. I then had reservations in the Epic Theater for Blue Man Group. This show was pretty good and kept your attention the entire show. First impression is so far so good. I really think this is going to be a good cruise. It is a bit of a learning curve learning the Norwegian style of cruising again after being on other cruise lines for the last few years. Once you get the hang of it you will enjoy the cruise more. If you have seen my past reviews I usually have my wife and the girls with me. I had an extra week of vacation that had to be used and because of work and school the others were not able to make this cruise. As you will see as the review goes on I am using this time to relax and also to do some photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtoseacruise Posted January 3, 2014 Author #2 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Day 1 Freestyle Daily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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outtoseacruise Posted January 3, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I used screenshots from my iPad to copy the menus from the NCL iConcierge App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtoseacruise Posted January 3, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted January 3, 2014 The Every Day Menu in the Dining Room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtoseacruise Posted January 3, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Day 1 Dinner Menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtoseacruise Posted January 3, 2014 Author #8 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Inside Cabin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbo1963 Posted January 3, 2014 #9 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Thanks for all the Dailies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCrossfire Posted January 3, 2014 #10 Share Posted January 3, 2014 We have our first Epic cruise booked so I enjoyed reading your post with the daily, etc. Thanks so much. Is there more coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anandaindonesia Posted January 3, 2014 #11 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Very interesting with beautiful pictures. Thank you for sharing. Waiting for more ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookie848 Posted January 3, 2014 #12 Share Posted January 3, 2014 This is great. We leave in two weeks. I love seeing the dailies and the menus. Thanks so much for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtoseacruise Posted January 4, 2014 Author #13 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Blue Man Group on Epic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtoseacruise Posted January 4, 2014 Author #14 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Looking down towards the dining room from Deck 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtoseacruise Posted January 4, 2014 Author #15 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Day 2 Sunday (Sea Day) 12/08/13 The day started off early with breakfast at O’Sheehan’s which quickly became my favorite eating venue on this cruise. Spent the day relaxing with lunch and dinner at Taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamr Posted January 4, 2014 #16 Share Posted January 4, 2014 You have some awesome pictures! Thank you for posting! :D I loved O'Sheehan's, too. Yummy chicken pot pie! lol Btw, I hate to ask this, because I'm sure it's work for you, but would you mind posting the other dailies? At least the pages that have the lists of activities. I saw some dailies last month that showed the solo travelers gatherings being at like 8 PM and I'm just kind of curious if that's an ongoing change? Last year, we had the gatherings around 5:30 PM and then went to dinner afterwards. 8 PM seems a little late for the gatherings... unless they aren't planning any dinners. :eek: lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtoseacruise Posted January 4, 2014 Author #17 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Day 2 Freestyle Daily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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glittaknitta Posted January 4, 2014 #19 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Wow, it's wonderful to see such in-depth information! Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to post all of this here. I'm sailing out on the Epic in three weeks and seeing all of this is just fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love my butler Posted January 4, 2014 #20 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Interesting to note the captain 'recommends' only upcharge activities. Moderno, cirque dinner/show and shore excursion to Atlantis. Are the complimentary activities just not good? Couldn't he mention at least one free thing to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeta3 Posted January 4, 2014 #21 Share Posted January 4, 2014 The solo gathering was held at different times and often at 8:00. This was the biggest complaint of the solos in our group. The gatherings were no well attended due to the time. There were other changes as well like no organized dinners, no guest entertainers, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeta3 Posted January 4, 2014 #22 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks for posting your review, it brings back memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtoseacruise Posted January 4, 2014 Author #23 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Day 2 (Sunday) Dinner Menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acovington7920 Posted January 4, 2014 #24 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thank you OP, the dailies and menus are very valuable! -- Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Cruising on Norwegian's Epic 3/16/14-3/23/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtoseacruise Posted January 4, 2014 Author #25 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Kids Splash Area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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