Gross tonnage: 150,000
Passenger capacity: 4,228
Crew: 1,690
Decks: 19
Length: 1,080 feet,
Width: 133 feet
Draft: 28.5 feet
Cruise speed: 22 knots

NCL are famous for their cruise innovations, and Norwegian Epic is their most groundbreaking ship yet. Launched in May 2010, the ultra-contemporary Norwegian Epic offers a real mix of accommodation, with staterooms, suites and villas for every type of traveller, whether you’re budget conscious or looking to splash out. While the ship’s contemporary appeal continues with the huge array of nightlife, restaurants, facilities, activities and ways to spend your holiday.

Top of Norwegian Epic’s list of original features is the largest ‘ship-within-a-ship’ suite complex at sea, home to 60 suites and villas on 2 private upper decks. Guests lucky enough to stay within the complex will enjoy exclusive access to the Courtyard, with its sundeck, pool, whirlpools, sauna, gym, indoor and outdoor dining, bar/nightclub and concierge lounge.

Norwegian Epic is also home to the most modern and sophisticated of inside staterooms, The Studios. These ultra-contemporary retreats feature colour changing light effects you can customise to suit your mood, and guests receive exclusive access to The Living Room, a relaxing retreat that’s the perfect spot for a pre-dinner cocktail.

Norwegian Epic is the first NCL ship to offer spa suites and staterooms, while its family staterooms, many of which interconnect, are the perfect solution for holidays with the kids. And if you can’t do without the sea air, rest assured that all Norwegian Epic’s outside staterooms have private balconies.

When you’re feeling peckish, you’ll find an incredible 17 places to eat, seating anywhere from 5 to 500 hungry guests. And you’re equally spoilt for choice after dinner, with an amazing 15 bars and lounges offering some of the most original nightlife at sea. Norwegian Epic is home to a cruise industry first, the super-cool Ice Bar carved out of frozen vodka. For an exclusive evening under the stars, the POSH Beach Club offers VIP service, chic cabanas, an illuminated waterfall and DJs spinning the coolest tunes. For garden and Courtyard villa guests, Halo, the Über Bar is a stylish private lounge with gaming tables, modern art and LED screens. Bliss Ultra Lounge and Nightclub is Norwegian Epic’s entertainment mecca, with its bowling alley, dance floor and party nights. While pool deck venue Spice H20 is the perfect place to catch the evening sunset, followed by dinner, entertainment and dancing.

The latest recruit to NCL’s fleet, Norwegian Epic takes the cruise line’s Freestyle Cruising concept to a whole new level of innovation, offering you a true holiday of a lifetime.