Live Epic Blog 12/3/16

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

I am really enjoying the review. We will be on The Epic next Thanksgiving.

 

 

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Long wait, but it will be worth it!!

[easyboy]

Enjoying your blog.

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

Day 5 Evening

 

 

Took a nice nap and visited the spa before dinner. Went to the Asian Restaurant again, absolutely love the steamed dumplings and lemon pepper shrimp.

 

 

Went to see the Dance Off and it was a blast. The men were swinging the woman around and the woman were jiving and moving like something else. My two favorites were the walking dead tango and the guy who ripped part of the back of his shirt off and then used it to do butt wiggle moves. Just hilarious! Relaxing in the room now because of a headache or we would be at one of the parties tonight. Hoping to make it to glow party tomorrow.

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

YDXJ0164 by Anna Peabody, on Flickr

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YDXJ0151 by Anna Peabody, on Flickr

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

Enjoying your blog.

 

Yay

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

One of my favorite paintings...

 

YDXJ0134 by Anna Peabody, on Flickr

[llkoolj40]

Enjoying your review. We just got off the Epic last week. Our 1st NCL cruise and we really enjoyed it.

 

 

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[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

Day 6

 

 

Cozumel. Neverending ocean of aqua blues, shopping, and beaches. It's just a bonus that the weather is almost always sunny and warm. Today we go to a little hole in the wall place just across from the Hotel Villablanca. It has seating for at most 50 people on two levels with 10 loungers out front. What makes this place an amazing hidden gem is the fantastic snorkeling along their pier.

 

 

We have a late breakfast of French toast, sausage, orange juice, and a bear claw. Then we head off the ship and grab one of the bicycle guys for an easy breezy ride to the shops. In a short amount of time we are in a taxi and for 8 dollars, we are there. I grab a lounge chair and order a delicious strawberry daiquiri and I hit the water. It is easy to get in here as they have steps leading right into the water and only 10 feet out you start to see the fish. The colors are just amazing, light blue, lavendar, green with bright purple spots, yellow angelfish, rainbow fish, bright purple, yellow zebra, larger red fish, and some white fish the size of my leg! The water goes from 4 feet to 15 feet deep quite quickly but is so calm a man is taking his 6 year old daughter out with floats.

 

 

After snorkeling for a bit I come back in to enjoy my drink and lounge for a bit, then I swim back out to some hammocks in the water and relax there for awhile. It is beautiful and peaceful here with a mix of ocean sounds and pop rock ( not too loud though).

 

 

Troy snorkels, has a drink, and drifts off for two hours. Nearly a perfect relaxing day. For 6 USD we head back to shopping and I purchase a gorgeous full carat blue diamond ring. I am now out of cash and only have an Amer Express so I hunt for somewhere I can get a t-shirt and come up empty. Other than that, great day!!!

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

Quick pic so not the best photo

 

YDXJ0216 by Anna Peabody, on Flickr

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

Enjoying your review. We just got off the Epic last week. Our 1st NCL cruise and we really enjoyed it.

 

 

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I'm glad. What did you like best?

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

Evening 6

 

 

Our evening was even better than the day!! I enjoy the spa while Troy watches a movie and then watch sail away from the aft balcony. We go to Burn the Floor which is good, excellent dancing, but a bit of a whirlwind toward the end. I enjoy another Bushwacker through the show, they are just so nummy.

 

 

Dinner steals the show as we had the best dinner so far tonight. It is so good, and we've travelled a lot, that Troy easily places it in his top 50. They give us unlimited, which means 4 pieces each, of filet mignon. That's probably a pound each!!! It is even better than Cagneys which is stunning because that was delicious. I've again had far too much to eat as I also had salmon sushi, grilled pineapple, cheese bread, asparagus, sausage, and mashed potatoes. We skip desert for the first time.

 

 

Troy is off at the casino while I recover.

 

 

Again, music is way too loud and the DJ is even worse. I can barely hear the TV. This is my biggest complaint. Everything else is pretty awesome and can be worked around if not.

 

 

 

 

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YDXJ0228 by Anna Peabody, on Flickr

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YDXJ0243 by Anna Peabody, on Flickr

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

Day 7

 

 

Lazy Day.

 

 

I wake up early and head straight to the spa. I do my first circuit before I fall gratefully into the outdoor balinese bed. The ship motors hum and the water pushing us forward sound like the waterfalls in Hawaii. I stare at the ships trail into the ocean until I am gently rocked to sleep. I can never stay awake there. Next is another circuit of bubblies then the heated tile lounger caresses my back and legs with its radiating warmth.

 

 

There is still so much I want to do. The water slides, dance classes, ice carving demostration, towel folding but intend I grab a small bite to eat and prepare for a quick nap. On the next page is a pic from the Freestyle Dailies listing almost everything I want to do, after being lazy.

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

YDXJ0245 by Anna Peabody, on Flickr

[Sissaaaaaa]

Canvas for U

 

 

Cost is $35pp

 

Paint your own canvas class, aka painting party

 

Registration time is listed in Freestyle Dailies and you go to the atrium 15 to 20 minutes before to get a spot.

 

There are only 20 spots per day.

 

It is a different medium each session

 

There are a few sessions each sailing.

 

Thank you!!

[llkoolj40]

I'm glad. What did you like best?

 

 

We loved the spa,the entertainment was great, we liked to go to the casino. And we actually liked the ability to dine anytime,which we though we would like the least. As far as specialty dining, we dined at LeBistro,Cagney's,and Moderno and liked Moderno best.

Dislikes were the bed was too short in the cabin.(not a deal breaker). Also, I really didn't like the fact that you have to purchase shade on the private island. The tender process was confusing and in the end they didn't follow the schedule since they were early.

Overall, great cruise experience.

 

 

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[ejnsb]

Thanks for doing this- we are boarding tomorrow so this has been great for us.

 

 

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[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

Day 7 Evening

 

 

The good. Enjoyed a quiet nap and the gentle rocking of the ship. Later I went shopping and enjoyed a lovely lunch of meatball sandwich and lemon cake. Dinner was good with the gnocchi and calamari with great service at La Cucina. Quick tip, you can order almost any of the pastas with a different sauce so I had my gnocchi with alfredo. Also ask how to get there at the *buffet. Was going to head to the magician comedy show but had to straighten out some stuff. Currently I am listening to the waves outside and enjoying the peace in my stateroom. Will head out for perfect couple and,quest in just a little bit, or stay in and watch a movie. Finally relaxed again.

 

 

 

The not so good. I don't like negativity but I do value truth, so read further only if you are okay with hearing the negative. *First, have a mix up in reservations for dinner and go back and forth to fix it, yes they tell me to go to the actual restaurants. Told the wrong place to pick up liquor, ended up it was just late to the stateroom. Called for my laundry three times and finally went to dinner in slightly dirty pants (spilled on by waitress yesterday and another pair by a guest the day before so no extras). *Mistakes on bill which have to be fixed, so do check it. I have been trying to keep the posts upbeat but the service is very inconsistent across the ship. The biggest problem is instead of calling the different departments they have you running around fixing stuff for them. Huge tip, call 00 from your room. You will skip the lines and running around. I miss the Epic I knew with the excellent service. If I didn't know just how grand she can be I probably wouldn't be so dissapointed.

 

 

I'll post some more thoughts tomorrow and am happy to answer questions.

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

Thanks for doing this- we are boarding tomorrow so this has been great for us.

 

 

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If you leave your name or stateroom I will leave two bottles of wine for you.

[ejnsb]

12193- Walker - very nice thought and no worries if you don't, I have loved reading your posts and that is reward enough

 

 

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[cecil89]

Enjoying your blog, thank you very much , we are on the epic end of January.

Do u have a pic of the blue diamond u bought? Where did. Get it?

Did u happen to go to the large grocery store in Cozumel? I can't remember where it is.

Thanks again.

[wajowander2011]

Evening 6

 

 

Our evening was even better than the day!! I enjoy the spa while Troy watches a movie and then watch sail away from the aft balcony. We go to Burn the Floor which is good, excellent dancing, but a bit of a whirlwind toward the end. I enjoy another Bushwacker through the show, they are just so nummy.

 

 

Dinner steals the show as we had the best dinner so far tonight. It is so good, and we've travelled a lot, that Troy easily places it in his top 50. They give us unlimited, which means 4 pieces each, of filet mignon. That's probably a pound each!!! It is even better than Cagneys which is stunning because that was delicious. I've again had far too much to eat as I also had salmon sushi, grilled pineapple, cheese bread, asparagus, sausage, and mashed potatoes. We skip desert for the first time.

 

 

Troy is off at the casino while I recover.

 

 

Again, music is way too loud and the DJ is even worse. I can barely hear the TV. This is my biggest complaint. Everything else is pretty awesome and can be worked around if not.

 

 

 

 

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Where did you dine to get unlimited filet mignon?

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

12193- Walker - very nice thought and no worries if you don't, I have loved reading your posts and that is reward enough

 

 

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Shoot. I ran out of minutes and my phone got broken during embarkation. Would have been nice to pay it forward and you were even near our cabin!!