NCL EPIC Southern Caribbean 2023

[andrewjay]

Hi can anyone give me an update as to your experience on The Epic in January 2023? Preferably someone who has just disembarked? I am reading some really wonky December reviews and want to make sure we're set for our February sailing... Specifically number of guests onboard/lines/food quality/embarkation/disembarkation/etc... just a quick synopsis of your experience.

Many Thanks

[scduckman]

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2903075-onboard-epic-now-impressions-and-daily/?do=getNewComment

 

[travelmama06]

We just got off the epic and had a great time 

the embarkation and disembarkation were very smooth for us - we boarded around 2:00 pm and disembarked by 9:00 - we took our own luggage !

im not going to lie - the ship was busy but you should know that’s what it’s going to be like with 4000 passengers !

line ups at the buffet we’re busiest at breakfast so some days we went to the taste dining room or just at at the outside buffet near pool - no big deal !

as for port days we found that if you could wait about an hour to get off the ship then it went quickly but if you went asap then you were in a long long line up - we only did that once ! ( our excursions were just picked up when we got to port so we had that flexibility) 

we were happy with our inside cabin ( first time for inside ) the bathroom configuration worked well for us not sure why so many complain about it 🤷‍♀️
loved the itinerary and the ports were gorgeous !

enjoy the epic !

[nhtravels]

12 minutes ago, travelmama06 said:

We just got off the epic and had a great time 

 

Thank you!  As someone who has only sailed BA+ ships, it's good to hear someone enjoy their recent sailing own the Epic!  Our first cruise on her is in 12 days, and I'm sure we will have a great time as well!