Cruise Comparison

Norwegian Epic VS Icon of the Seas

Find out all the differences between these two cruises at 2026

Norwegian Epic Icon of the Seas
Year built 2010 2023
Beam 41 m 64 m
Length 329 m 365 m
Tonnage 155873 tn. 250800 tn.
Velocity 20 22
Passenger capacity 4100 7514
Crew capacity 1724 2350
Ratio of crew per passenger 2,38 3,2
Decks 19 20
Cabins 3540 2805
Restaurants 13 22
Bars/Pubs 17 14
Lifts 16 24
Nationality Bahamas Bahamas
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Norwegian Epic Icon of the Seas
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
Celebration Table De pago
Surfside Bites Incluido
Windjammer Incluido
El Loco Fresh Incluido
Chops Grille De pago
Hooked SeaFood De pago
Coastal Kitchen De pago
Park Cafe Incluido
Giovanni's Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar De pago
Sorrento Pizza Incluido
Restaurante Principal Incluido
Izumi De pago
Surfside Eatery Incluido
Pearl Café Incluido
AquaDome Market Incluido
Basecamp Incluido
Empire Supper Club De pago
Pier 7 De pago
Overview
Norwegian Epic Icon of the Seas
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The ship Norwegian Epic was built in 2010, 13 years prior to Icon of the Seas, which touched sea for the first time on 2023. Norwegian Epic has a capacity of 4100 passengers that are distributed in its 3540 cabins (interior, exterior and balcony), on the other hand, the Icon of the Seas can accommodate up to 7514 passengers in its 2805 cabins. On the other hand, the cruise Norwegian Epic It has a higher ratio of crew members per passenger, giving better service in most of the ship's rooms by having 1 crew member for every 2.4 passengers.

Among its main features is Norwegian Epic is that we will have at our disposal 13 restaurants with different menus, of which 7 (O'Sheehan's Bar & Grill, Garden Café, Great Outdoors, Shanghai's, Salón Manhattan, Taste, Restaurante The Haven, ) are included in the price and we will have no additional cost Nevertheless, the cruise Icon of the Seas has a total of 22 restaurants among which 10 (Surfside Bites, Windjammer, El Loco Fresh, Park Cafe, Sorrento Pizza, Restaurante Principal, Surfside Eatery, Pearl Café, AquaDome Market, Basecamp, ) are free and are included in the price of the cruise.

In the common leisure areas we can see that the ship Norwegian Epic It has a total of 4 pools and 11 jacuzzis in which to bathe and which are included during the stay. Instead, the Icon of the Seas comes with more pools by having a total of 7 pools and 9 jacuzzis that are also included during the stay on the ship. On the other hand, the cruise ship Norwegian Epic has 17 bars and lounges to enjoy all kinds of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages instead of the 14 that includes Icon of the Seas distributed throughout the boat.

Norwegian Epic It has 329 meters length (length), which is the same as 22 buses, 14 tennis courts, 3 Big Ben or 6 Towers of Pisa approximately. Al contrario Icon of the Seas has 365 meters in length, so it is equal to the length or height of 70 Tesla Model 3 cars, 14 tennis courts, 3 football fields or 7 Statues of Liberty.

Norwegian Epic Icon of the Seas
  • Norwegian Epic has 735 more cabins.
  • It has 3 bares more than Icon of the Seas.
  • Offers a better crew/passenger ratio than Icon of the Seas.
  • Norwegian Epic has 11 restaurants free plus.
  • Norwegian Epic has 2 jacuzzi more.
  • It is 13 years newer than Norwegian Epic.
  • It has a difference of 23 meters of breadth than Norwegian Epic.
  • Icon of the Seas has 36 meters more than length.
  • Icon of the Seas has 1 covered plus.
  • Icon of the Seas fits 3414 more passengers.
  • Icon of the Seas has 9 restaurants plus.
  • Icon of the Seas has 3 more pools.
  • It has a difference of 8 elevators than Norwegian Epic.
Norwegian Epic Icon of the Seas