loupana Posted June 24, 2019 #1 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Just thought I would write a quick review and provide Freestyle Daily Planners and some links to photos. Just back from a 7 day Epic Cruise of the Mediterranean. Great cruise, excellent service. We had an Aft Balcony cabin, loved the balcony, found the room to be small but we managed just fine. There was a lot of vibration in the cabin at that location, didn’t really bother us but was noticeable. Found all dining options to be just ok, We only did mostly specialty dining for dinner (Teppanyaki, Moderno, Cagney’s, Le Bistro, La Cucina, Cirque Dreams, Shanghai’s. The biggest disappointment was Moderno. Le Bistro was the exception, I found it was the best. Entertainment, Howl at the Moon, same as always, enjoy it the first night after that just a lot of repetition. Epic Beatles were great but so many people in such a small venue. Didn’t care to much for Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Burn the floor was ok. Two other guest entertainers were not for me, Paul Suha a Violinist and Tre Amici a Classical Trio. They were very good at what they do it just wasn’t for me. Not many people took in the late show, not sure about the early show crowd or what it was like when they were in Headliners. Tender Process in Cannes France had the be the worst tender experience I've ever had. As everyone suggests book your tender early if you need to get off early. We did not book any NCL Excursions, Booked a Florence Tour with Italy Tours. I found the local guide excellent but we had 3 hours of free time which I found to be a bit much. Links to Photos: All Cruise Photos Just Cabin Photos Just Food Photos Freestyle Daily Planners Day-1 Jun 16, 2019.pdf Day-2 Jun 17, 2019.pdf Day-3 Jun 18, 2019.pdf Day-4 Jun 19, 2019.pdf Day-5 Jun 20, 2019.pdf Day-6 Jun 21, 2019.pdf Day-7 Jun 22, 2019.pdf Epic Disembark Jun 21, 2019.pdf 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted June 24, 2019 #2 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Great photos ! Thanks so much for posting them and the dailys. You mentioned Italy Tours for Florence, but what did you do at the other ports and Barcelona ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Huntingdon1701 Posted June 24, 2019 #3 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Thank you very much for the dailies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted June 24, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted June 24, 2019 13 minutes ago, mapleleaves said: Great photos ! Thanks so much for posting them and the dailys. You mentioned Italy Tours for Florence, but what did you do at the other ports and Barcelona ? We did an 8 day land tour before the cruise, 2 days in Barcelona, 1 day in Valencia, 1 day in Granada, 2 days in Seville then 2 days in Madrid. We then took the high speed train to Barcelona for the cruise. In Barcelona we toured Sagrada Familia, Gothic Quarter hit all the typical tourist attractions and Gaudi architecture buildings. We've been to Rome a few time before so we just took the free shuttle to Civitavecchia town center and did our own walking tour and had a great lunch. Also been to Sorento and Pompeii so in Naples we waked around town and had pizza lunch. In Cannes France, we did our own walking tour and had lunch at an our door cafe. Walking tour maps available at pier. In Palma we took the ships shuttle service ($15 per person) to the large Cathedral and walked around town. All photos available in my Europe Photo Galleries 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ella2 Posted June 24, 2019 #5 Share Posted June 24, 2019 WOW, amazing pictures, thank you for sharing! And for the Dailies as well! Will be on the Epic at the end of July so I appreciate all the updated information. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAHAM Posted June 24, 2019 #6 Share Posted June 24, 2019 You might consider the MDRs next time. I have found some of their selections to be quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suejok Posted June 24, 2019 #7 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Thank you for this. On Epic Med cruise in August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocksSeaBands Posted June 25, 2019 #8 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Great pictures! Thanks for sharing! We will be onboard in a few weeks and all the details were very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejnsb Posted June 25, 2019 #9 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Especially grateful for the disembark info. We have a 9:30 train to Paris. Looks like we will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecruise Posted June 25, 2019 #10 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Thank you for all the wonderful info. We take this cruise next May, your info helped with our decision making process! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaSp Posted June 26, 2019 #11 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Fabulous photos-thanks for sharing! Boarding Epic in Rome in September! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PistolPete13 Posted June 26, 2019 #12 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Great photos and information! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinMaterial Posted June 26, 2019 #13 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I was on Rome to Rome and got off before you arrived in Cannes, France for your experience but the prior week's Cannes stop which I got to experience... tendering was a diabolical mess. Everyone got off the ship early and then tried to return in the afternoon at the same time. It took over 2 hours to get everyone back on the ship and we left late. Hopefully your sailing had more on time and arrivals than my sailing did (which overlapped yours by Barcelona and Naples which both were on time departures). Hopefully your Glow Party was at Spice H2O, during the first leg of our sailing nothing was held up at Spice H2O. It was a really off cruise, especially after having sailed the Epic before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted June 27, 2019 Author #14 Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 hour ago, CruisinMaterial said: I was on Rome to Rome and got off before you arrived in Cannes, France for your experience but the prior week's Cannes stop which I got to experience... tendering was a diabolical mess. Everyone got off the ship early and then tried to return in the afternoon at the same time. It took over 2 hours to get everyone back on the ship and we left late. Hopefully your sailing had more on time and arrivals than my sailing did (which overlapped yours by Barcelona and Naples which both were on time departures). Hopefully your Glow Party was at Spice H2O, during the first leg of our sailing nothing was held up at Spice H2O. It was a really off cruise, especially after having sailed the Epic before. Getting off the ship to Cannes was an absolute mess, getting back to the ship was not too bad. Our Glow Party was in Spice H2O. My wife was called up to dance for a free shot, she had fun and got a kick out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix1975 Posted June 27, 2019 #15 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Thanks for the photos and information. It's great to have some idea of what I'm going on in a few weeks' time. Despite what I've read on some other websites/here, the food looks great 🙂 Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Dude 2101 Posted June 27, 2019 #16 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Great photos and information. Thank you! We will be sailing on the Epic 7/14. Can’t wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karrie3399 Posted June 28, 2019 #17 Share Posted June 28, 2019 This was an absolute blast to read and to look through your pictures. Thanks so much for taking the time to take them and post them. The food looks so yummy and the ship looks amazing. We booked a tour in Cannes and they warned us about getting off early or they would not wait for us and it would be non refundable. Now I see that there is really a problem in this area. Can you request an early tender? If you have a mini suite or if you are a past cruiser does that give you any priority? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted June 28, 2019 Author #18 Share Posted June 28, 2019 2 hours ago, karrie3399 said: Can you request an early tender? If you have a mini suite or if you are a past cruiser does that give you any priority? As soon as you board you should be able to book the tender from the stateroom tv or the active screens in public area's. Don't think you can get priority if you are in a mini suite, maybe if you were in a Haven suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karrie3399 Posted June 28, 2019 #19 Share Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 7:54 PM, CruisinMaterial said: I was on Rome to Rome and got off before you arrived in Cannes, France for your experience but the prior week's Cannes stop which I got to experience... tendering was a diabolical mess. Everyone got off the ship early and then tried to return in the afternoon at the same time. It took over 2 hours to get everyone back on the ship and we left late. Hopefully your sailing had more on time and arrivals than my sailing did (which overlapped yours by Barcelona and Naples which both were on time departures). Hopefully your Glow Party was at Spice H2O, during the first leg of our sailing nothing was held up at Spice H2O. It was a really off cruise, especially after having sailed the Epic before. Why wasn't your Glow party at Spice H2O? Where was it held? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinMaterial Posted June 28, 2019 #20 Share Posted June 28, 2019 It was held in Bliss Lounge like every other nightclub event on the ship during our Rome to Rome sailing. I was surprised with TWO DJs they never had Spice H2O open. I love dancing under the stars and while the ship was going faster due to late departure times, there are wind barricades preventing that space from getting too windswept. Not sure what the deal was.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksmcali Posted June 29, 2019 #21 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Thank you for the review, photos, and dailies. Your photos are fantastic and so comprehensive! Thank you for taking the time to share! We’re headed out in early august and this greatly helps me with planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksmcali Posted June 29, 2019 #22 Share Posted June 29, 2019 As I was looking through your photos I noticed the construction pics. Can you tell me what specific area this was in? One photo looked like work was being done on the rock wall. I hadn’t hear of any ongoing construction on the ship, but clearly work is being done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupana Posted June 29, 2019 Author #23 Share Posted June 29, 2019 4 hours ago, ksmcali said: As I was looking through your photos I noticed the construction pics. Can you tell me what specific area this was in? One photo looked like work was being done on the rock wall. I hadn’t hear of any ongoing construction on the ship, but clearly work is being done. The work was around the funnel, near the rock climbing wall. Judging by the parts I seen being brought onboard by a crane it looks like updates to the ships exhaust, hopefully for better emissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsls40 Posted July 3, 2019 #24 Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) Bump Edited July 3, 2019 by fsls40 question was already asked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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