I am a seasoned cruiser and I think I am pretty easy going. My husband and I liked the Epic. I don't know that I would choose it again as I think I would like to go on a ship with less people next time. Our embarkation was easy although I heard others had a long wait. They do not let you onboard until noon so we expected to wait, it took an hour overall , not bad.
Our luggage took longer than usual to get delivered but we had it before dinner. All the meals were very good with the exception of the Noodle bar which had absolutely terrible service - very very long wait. My husbands food was cold but the head chef personally apologized and delivered him a fresh dish which was hot. The food at O'Sheehan's is great but the service is extremely slow so don't go there hungry!
We really enjoyed sitting at Maltings and listening to Ben the acoustic guitar player nightly. Allen and Luigi are excellent bartenders, they remembered our names quickly.
weird set up, phone is a touch screen that is so bright! You can lower the light but it goes back in like 2 minutes! Had to put a towel over it at night.
nice beach but rocky in the water - def bring water shoes!