Then there was Spice H2O – the Ibiza-styled open-air beach club, which has a great atmosphere and is a perfect place to take in the warm nights of the Mediterranean. These shows and a few other entertainment venues, and the speciality restaurants, attract a small supplement but are well worth the money.Įlsewhere in the Norwegian Epic world I enjoyed the Ice Bar – yes, just like a giant freezer but with better cocktails – which reminded me a little of the one in London. We didn’t get to sample one of my other favourite shows/restaurants this time but I highly recommend a night at the Speigal Tent – a Big Top circus dinner show that’s one of the best at sea. It really does have to be seen as the show is almost indescribable – except to say it’s brilliant, clever and very funny. We had a fantastic night watching The Blue Man Group – the excellent blue-faced show, which has a Las Vegas residency, has also been at home on Norwegian Epic since it launched. However Norwegian Cruise Lines’ rates include all meals, entertainment, nightclubs and facilities. Interestingly ships are also full board – I’d hesitate to say all-inclusive – all cruise ships are different, but few include drinks. Then there’s my favourite – the rather Parisian, Le Bistro, where I highly recommend the snails to start and fruits de mer for a main dish.īut if there’s one thing they all have in common is that the food on board is plentiful and delicious. But despite the fact that the Norwegian ship runs a regular schedule of Mediterranean cruises (then Caribbean in winter), I wondered – was it possible to have a sense of place on a cruise? Ships will naturally take you to multiple destinations all over the world but you usually just get a taster of your port of call.Ĭertainly restaurants on board serve every international palate with an impressive selection of dishes, from a Brazilian Churrascaria, or steakhouse, through to the epicurean entertainment of the Japanese Teppanyaki. We were set to sample a section of Norwegian Epic’s Mediterranean cruise, cutting a path from Barcelona to Naples, where we’d take a Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii excursion, and Rome. Norwegian Epic puts the world at your feet But the large shower, and separate toilet have frosted glass doors, which ostensibly could leave you visible to a friend you were sharing the room with, and are separated from the rest of the room by just a curtain.īut in truth, the bathroom set up is fine especially if you’re sharing accommodation with a partner, or aren’t overly bashful and worried about someone being able to see your bodily outline. The stateroom bathrooms have long been controversial – if that isn’t an odd way to describe a bathroom. One thing that has always impressed me about Norwegian Epic is the amount of storage in the staterooms – there’s a full-sized wardrobe, a half-sized one for shirts and trousers, a large cupboard (secreting away a safe), plus many other cupboards above the sofa and bed. The room also had a clever wavy design with the curved edges allowing for a little more space than standard staterooms on other ships. Unlike the family room shown in this video, which was very spacious, my stateroom was slightly tight on space, but not so as to be uncomfortable, and of course space is much more limited on ships than on land. Norwegian Epic has 15 restaurants, 20 bars and lounges including the first Ice Bar at sea, a circus-themed restaurant, entertainment from Blue Man Group, two nightclubs, an aqua park, a spa, art gallery, and shops.Īs we boarded Norwegian Epic in Barcelona I found my stateroom – 10127, towards the front of mid-ship. And for anyone who has cruised aboard one of the modern, larger ships before, you’ll know that these features are many. ![]() This wasn’t my first ever cruise, in fact I was lucky enough to be on board for Norwegian Epic’s launch in 2010, so I was already familiar with many of its features. But as someone more accustomed to travel on land, I was keen to test drive a cruise aboard Norwegian Epic to see how it fit with my travel style. ![]() Cruise ships are a little odd – being neither hotel nor vehicle, one destination or another.
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