The passengers seemed happy, the crew seemed happy and the drinks were flowing. She has a passenger capacity of 4,100 and can cruise at an speedy 22 knots.Īs soon as we got on we felt a real vibe of excitement, this was definitely a ship where people came to enjoy themselves. Pictured here in Cannes, France.Ĭhristened in 2008, Epic weighs in at an mega-ship worthy 155,873GT, measures 329 metres long and is 19 decks high. Norwegian Epic turns heads wherever she goes. But there’s definitely plenty to love here. Part of the F3 programme there were intended to be two ships, but only one was ever built before NCL moved on to the Breakaway Class.Įpic has many admirers and detractors due to her in-your-face exterior design and quirky internal layout – she truly is the marmite of cruise ships. First impressions of Norwegian EpicĪs mentioned earlier Norwegian Epic is the only ship of her kind in existence. We were through security, check-in, and on the boat in less than an hour. Considering the journey time of approx 40 minutes, and you can get 4 people and their luggage in a taxi I’d call that a bargain.Īlthough the cruise terminal was busy on arrival this modern purpose built terminal was more than able to cope with the number of people arriving. The taxis in Barcelona are easy to pick out in their yellow and black paint jobs, and the cruise fare from the El Prat (BCN) airport to the Moll Adossat Cruise Terminal is fixed €39. You can fuss around using public transport, or cruise line transfers, if you like but the quickest and simplest way is to use an official Barcelona Taxi. On arrival in Barcelona your best bet is to head straight to the taxi rank.
They’ve not got a bad gin selection either. This airline has really upped their game in the last few years, offering service better than many legacy airlines and at a fraction of the price. We flew from Gatwick to Barcelona using EasyJet. 'Harmony of the Seas' is part of Royal Caribbean’s Oasis Class and she will also visit Palma once a week between now and October 25.The cruise embarked in Barcelona, started with a day at sea, then onto Naples, Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Cannes, Palma Majorca, and back to Barcelona.Īll in all seven days of sun in the Med. ‘Harmony of the Seas’ is one of the biggest cruise ships in the world and can accommodate 6,400 passengers, but because of Covid restrictions she only had 1,240 passengers onboard when she arrived in Palma on Monday. Most of the ship's passengers are American, Spanish or British and there's a variety of services onboard for them to enjoy, including an ice bar, a climbing wall and a large water park. There are 19 decks onboard 'Norwegian Epic' and she can accommodate 4,100 passengers, but on this trip capacity has been reduced to 2,127 because of the Covid restrictions. She was the 3rd biggest cruise ship in the world when she was built by STX shipyards in Saint Nazaire, France in 2010, weighs 155,873 tons and is 329 metres long.
Norwegian epic series#
‘Norwegian Epic’ is part of the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet and she begins a series of rotating trips this month with stopovers in Rome, Florence, Naples, Sardinia and Palma.
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