Awesome Epic Trip! 9/25

[dos equis]

Hi everyone,

 

Just home from my Epic cruise. I have a TON of information to post here... I'll try to get it all together over the next few days. I have all of the "changing" daily menus in the main dining rooms, lots of tips, opinions and secrets, and hundreds of pictures. I kept a journal while I was on board too, giving my day-by-day report, and I'll put a link up to that once I get it all edited.

 

Overall... this vacation was abso-effin-lutely amazing. By far the best cruise ship I've ever been on. I went into this cruise after having read these boards for months, seen all the negative reviews, and to tell the truth, I was a little nervous for what I would experience. I wasn't expecting the best, but I can honestly say that every single thing that I was worried about ended up not being an issue in the slightest. If you're someone like me: a person who really cares about getting the best bang for your buck and expects a great product, I don't know how you could be let down by this ship and company. The Epic is amazing, the staff is amazing, and NCL has a really great product. I can't wait to post my full review to tell you what, in my opinion, made this trip unforgettable. Stay tuned!

 

Oh and Len- if you're reading this, don't worry I'm going to post my review in the "reviews" section too! I know it's a pet peeve of yours. :cool:

[sdmike]

Welcome back! How was the weather? Did you make it into all of the ports?

[CaliforniaDreamer]

another west coaster here still up and reading the boards.

 

 

looking forward to your review!

[mistyPA]

Looking forward to reading about your experience on the Epic. Very cool that you have the changing menus and all.

[coffeebean]

You sound like you had a great time. We are on Epic in two weeks and I'm waiting patiently for your review. Did you have the new dinner for the Cirque Dreams show? If you did, how was the food compared to the food in other restaurants on the ship?

[Davechipp74]

sounds great im looking foward to 'secrets' about the EPIC

[RNPJN]

We were on the same amazing cruise with you and will be posting our review shortly too - and am sure not as lengthy as you! We were so busy trying to experience everything, forgot completely about taking any notes.

 

I'm just saying, if someone gets bored on this ship, it is entirely their own fault. The entertainment is over the top. The top management is easily accessible and the cruise director is always out and about. We've never experienced a more friendly staff.

 

Personally, I don't care for the layout of the balcony cabins, but so what. Thats not something that can be fixed easily and its surely not going to prevent us from sailing the Epic again. And there was only 1 time I noticed a lot of smoke in the casino area - and 2 hours later, we walked past the same area, the smell was gone.

 

& there was always empty loungers, maybe not right by the pool but they are available. A noticeably empty spot was on the 18th deck. All you have to do is look or even ask one of the NCL staff. & while I missed a promenade deck, there is ample space for walking about on the upper sun decks.

 

Don't miss Moderno's (we ate there twice) - O'Sheehans is great for breakfast - and my husband got a great haircut at the barber shop for $29, tip included.

[AnnArbor_707]

Very much looking forward to hearing your review.... especially w/ pictures! :)

[kitsVA]

Awesome. Will look forward for the review. Hope to see lot of pictures of ship and ports and beaches.

[greenstuff]

Thank you

 

Looking forward to finally seeing the daily features.

[blosoom]

We are also looking forward to hearing everything about your cruise...we leave on Nov 13th....I have also been reading reviews for the past several months and it is nice to read about someone who had a great time.....keep posting

[miniwheat]

Can't wait for more!!:p

[david_sobe]

I HATE these kinds of teasers

Oh yeah we had a great trip with lots of photos, will post and explain later

 

Booooooooo!

[klingoncruiser]

Bring it on!:D

[deb63]

I'm in. . . .can't wait to see/read more.

[cruisinskier]

Glad you had a great trip.....now tell us more!! :D

[dos equis]

Saturday (embarkation day) main dining room menus

 

Starters

[dos equis]

Ok I'm having problems trying to upload these menu pictures. Bear with me.

[dos equis]

Saturday

 

Main Courses

[dos equis]

Daily changing menus from the main dining room:

 

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[dos equis]

(apparently I'm missing Monday.. sorry about this. I think I had a bucket of beer for dinner :confused:)

 

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[dos equis]

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[dos equis]

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[dos equis]

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[kitsVA]

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I remember getting Chicken and Shrimp curry even on Pearl and it was excellent. Also, we got several Samosa. They were tiny and great with the mint sauce they provided.