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I was invited to wait the exclusive 2-night (July 2 - 3, 2010) pre-inaugural sailing for NCL's newest and largest ship, the Norwegian Epic. Departing from NY City, the sailing began with the ship's naming ceremony, which was hosted by comedian Jeff Garlin and featured the ship's godmother, Reba McEntire.

Contributing to the festivities was the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show which was broadcast live from the Epic on national television (WNBC). It included musical performances by Justin Bieber, Enrique Iglesias and LeeAnn Rimes. As I have seen many times previously, the people at NCL really know how to throw a party! But let's focus on their new ship, the Epic.

The "Hardware"

When discussing the physical attributes of a cruise ship (i.e., it's layout and appearance), industry professionals often refer to the ship's "hardware" ;.So, let's start there.

At 153,000 tons with a traveler capacity of 4,100 (based on double occupancy), the Norwegian Epic is, undoubtedly, the greatest ship in the NCL fleet. Actually, with the exception of Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas (which was launched in December 2009), NCL's Epic is among the greatest cruise ships at sea. crewing agency services in bangladesh

It can also be one of the very uniquely designed cruise ships that I've ever been on (... and I've been on a serious few). Generally, that "uniqueness" is just a very positive attribute which reflects the thoughtfulness and attention that the Epic's designers should have paid to maximizing the utilization of space to attain a much bigger, wide-open "feel" to every one of the ship's public areas.