Cruise Comparison

Norwegian Epic VS Brilliant Lady

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Norwegian Epic Brilliant Lady
Year built 2010 2023
Beam 41 m 38 m
Length 329 m 277 m
Tonnage 155873 tn. 110000 tn.
Velocity 20 20
Passenger capacity 4100 2762
Crew capacity 1724 1150
Ratio of crew per passenger 2,38 2,4
Decks 19 17
Cabins 3540 1404
Restaurants 13 12
Bars/Pubs 17 12
Lifts 16 14
Nationality Bahamas Bahamas
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Norwegian Epic Brilliant Lady
O'Sheehan's Bar & Grill Incluido
Garden Café Incluido
Great Outdoors Incluido
Shanghai's Incluido
Salón Manhattan Incluido
Taste Incluido
Restaurante The Haven Incluido
Moderno Churrascaria De pago
Wasabi De pago
La Cucina De pago
Cagney's Steakhouse De pago
Le Bistro De pago
Teppanyaki De pago
The Wake Incluido
Razzle Dazzle Incluido
Pink Agave Incluido
The Test Kitchen Incluido
Gunbae Incluido
Extra Virgin Incluido
The Galley Incluido
The Dock Incluido
The Pizza Place Incluido
Lick Me Till… Ice Cream Incluido
The Social Club Incluido
Noodle Around Incluido
Overview
Norwegian Epic Brilliant Lady
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The Norwegian Epic was inaugurated in 2010, and is 13 years older than Brilliant Lady, which was launched on 2023. The cruise Norwegian Epic has a capacity of 4100 passengers that are distributed in its 3540 cabins, on the contrary, the Brilliant Lady can accommodate up to 2762 passengers in its 1404 cabins. At the same time, the Norwegian Epic has a lower ratio of crew members per passenger, having one crew member per 2.4 passengers, compared to the ratio of 2.4 per crew member of Brilliant Lady, which normally translates into better service in all its cabins on the cruise ship.

The first noteworthy thing about Norwegian Epic is that it includes a total of 7 free restaurants (O'Sheehan's Bar & Grill, Garden Café, Great Outdoors, Shanghai's, Salón Manhattan, Taste, Restaurante The Haven, ) that are included in the price of the cruise, making a total of 13 restaurants of different types of food at which to dine. Nevertheless, Brilliant Lady bring a total of 12 restaurants paid and free among which 12 (The Wake, Razzle Dazzle, Pink Agave, The Test Kitchen, Gunbae, Extra Virgin, The Galley, The Dock, The Pizza Place, Lick Me Till… Ice Cream, The Social Club, Noodle Around) we will not have to pay anything to eat as it is included in the price of the cruise.

The ship Norwegian Epic include a total of 4 pools and 11 jacuzzis where you can enjoy with the family during your stay and take a dip. On the contrary, the Brilliant LadyIt has fewer pools with a total of 2 pools also included in the stay and 3 jacuzzis to relax with its jets. In the same way, In Norwegian Epic we have a total of 17 bars and lounges available to you instead of the 12 that Brilliant Lady has where you can have soft drinks, wines, juices , cocktails with and without alcohol, beers, among other drinks.

The cruise Norwegian Epic It has 329 meters length (length), which is the same as 3 football fields, 7 Statues of Liberty, 8 Boeing 737 aircraft or 70 Tesla Model 3 cars approximately. A su vez Brilliant Lady has 277 meters in length, so it is equal to the length or height of 3 Big Ben, 22 buses, 14 tennis courts or 70 Tesla Model 3 cars.

Norwegian Epic Brilliant Lady
  • It has 3 meters more beam than Brilliant Lady.
  • Norwegian Epic is meters longer.
  • Norwegian Epic has 2 more covered than Brilliant Lady.
  • Norwegian Epic has 2136 more cabins than Brilliant Lady.
  • Norwegian Epic fits 1338 more passengers.
  • Norwegian Epic has 1 restaurant than Brilliant Lady.
  • Norwegian Epic has a difference of 5 bares.
  • It has a better crew to passenger ratio than Brilliant Lady.
  • Norwegian Epic has 8 restaurants more.
  • Norwegian Epic has a difference of 8 tubs jacuzzi than Brilliant Lady.
  • Norwegian Epic has a difference of 2 pools than Brilliant Lady.
  • Norwegian Epic has 2 more than Brilliant Lady.
  • Brilliant Lady is 13 years newer.
Norwegian Epic Brilliant Lady