MITSUGIRLYS EPIC CRUISE--2nd time around-1st from Port Canaveral

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CARD ROOM/LIBRARY

 

So, I did not even discover this area until maybe the second to last day. We always go in and play games with Sakari on a sea day, but I didn't know they had this area. It felt kind tucked away to me. When I looked in, there were people playing games and the shelves had plenty of games on it. I didn't want to be rude and go in and start snapping pictures. But it says it's a library too. I did not see one book in there, so I was confused. I'm thinking there was a door off to the side of the game room to enter a library on the side of it.

 

 

 

 

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Across the hall you have Le Bistro, which is a French Restaurant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ART GALLERY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Moving on up to the 6th floor and at the same end I was already at.

 

EPIC THEATER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Kfoot]

Great review and really great pictures. Very clean and crisp. Now I'm going to research your camera and see if it's something I would like to buy?

[PhillyTravelBug]

Great review!!! You are making want to book a cruise on the Epic. I see lots of similarities to the Getaway, but I am actually liking the look of the Epic more.

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Outside the Epic Theater, you will find the Kiosk Desk. This is where you can book shows....you know, because this is supposed to be "freestyle" to do what you want when you want. :rolleyes:

 

 

 

 

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SPIEGEL TENT. This is where they have the cirque dreams show. It's a rounded area and you sit either on the first floor or the second. We went to the show when we were on the Epic in 2010. I enjoyed the show, had seats upstairs (at the time they were the "cheap seats"), but thought that a lot of the "story" they were trying to tell was really drawn out. The kids weren't sure they wanted to pay so much money for the show and a crappy dinner (there have been a lot of complaints about the dinner shows food on Epic, Getaway and Breakaway). When we went before, in 2010, it was affordable at around $10 for general seats and $15 for premium seats. Now I believe that price had jumped up to $29 for regular seats and $39 for premium seats. WOW! So, we didn't end up going. With 3 in the family for us and Kendra and 2 in the family for Kolin, that could be $232 to $312 for us all to go. That's just rediculous.

 

So, you get pictures of the outside instead. LOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Across the hall you have Headliners. Once again, freestyle cruising meant that you had to book this place to even get in and if you couldn't....because they were constantly ALL booked up, you could stand outside in a "Stand-by" line in hopes that people that booked would not show up and you might snag a seat. :rolleyes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was only able to get pictures of the inside because they were having bingo at the time. Otherwise, they kept the doors locked! :rolleyes:

 

 

This is also the place they have the Created by You...or whatever it's called that you paint with the instructor.

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Up next is O'Sheehans. A great place to get food 24/7, including breakfast in the mornings, with a bar, over looking the atrium down below and big screen tv, plus several games to play.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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O'Sheehans also has the only bowling alley left on the Epic. There use to be bowling alleys in Bliss as well, but during the renovation, they removed them.

 

There are 3 lanes to the bowling alley.

 

 

 

 

 

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CASINO

 

I didn't really take pictures of all the games like I usually do. The casino is really huge and goes down the middle, to the right, to the left, down the middle again and just seems like it goes on forever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SHANGHAI'S RESTAURANT:

 

This is your Asian style restaurant that used to cost money the last time we were here. They have now made it free (fleet wide) to dine here. It's located in a "weird" place along the sides of the Casino, which made for one heck of a traffic jam in that area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It looked exactly the same (to me, but I could be missing something) as it did the last time we were here. The decor and even the pictures on the walls were the same. The only difference I noticed was....

 

 

 

 

They had removed all the cute little green bonsai something or other trees from the table. I liked those things and thought it added to the "feel" and decor.

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THE CAVERN CLUB:

 

I wasn't sure what this place was, other than other gathering place or bar. I would later (after the cruise) learn that it was a "Legendary Music Club".

 

I guess this place used to be Fat Cats and it was completely remodeled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For those of you that don't know it...they originally installed a "lamp" that was a dog pooping. I guess it was on the floor at the entrance of this club. I can tell you that it was a "talked about" item during/after the refurbishment and I just knew I had to get a picture of it for my review. I spent the entire cruise trying to locate said dog with no luck. I was devastated! Well, not really but thought it would make for a good conversation piece. I went on a hunt (on these boards) to try to figure out where it was and how I could have missed it. I found that someone reported that the "poop" was stolen a few months ago and maybe now they had removed the dog entirely. I guess that's why I didn't see it.

 

For those of you that just have to know about this dog (like me)...here's a picture (NOT MY PICTURE)

 

 

 

But I kid you not...I really did look the entire cruise for this dog. :D

[julie3fan]

I'm loving your review, and can't wait to board the Epic in March.

 

I have one question. Is there a charge for all of the pastries at the Atrium Cafe and Bar? I know the Dawn has a very small assortment of pastries for a small charge, but your picture shows quite a large selection.

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CASCADES BAR

 

This is a great place to go when you are at the casino and want a drink. I never did find much of a line there and people just sitting around and playing electronic cards. Just be aware that they do not have a blender for fru-fru drinks...no matter how many times I went there to ask for one of these drinks, the answer never changed and they hadn't acquired a blender each time. Oops

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE MANHATTAN MAIN DINING ROOM.

 

Once again, I could never get in this place for pictures because the doors were always shut. I managed to slip in a picture from upstairs over looking it.

 

 

 

 

 

My picture from 2010...the only difference I could see was they went from round tables to square and maybe a change of fabric on the chairs.

 

 

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Up we go to deck 7..................wee

 

At the aft of the ship, you have 2 restaurants that enter in the same place, then split off to each side.

 

MODERNO CHURRASCARIA (or whatever that word is)

and CAGNEYS STEAKHOUSE.

 

Hopefully I didn't get these two mixed up. I believe this is Moderno:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is where you can look down into Manhattan

 

 

 

 

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CAGNEYS STEAKHOUSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Heading down the hall, you will find an actual barber shop.