Norwegian Epic was delivered on time. A second round of sea trials was conducted on 11 June 2010, which finalized all the aspects of the ship. Afterwards, the ship, named the Norwegian Epic, was delivered to NCL on 17 June 2010. Areas of operation Norwegian Epic was originally based out of Miami, sailing Western Caribbean cruises. In 2013 and 2014, Norwegian Epic undertook winter cruises between October and April sailing from Miami, FL to the Caribbean and after a repositioning transatlantic sailing, undertook cruises from southern European ports around the Mediterranean between April and October. In April 2015, Norwegian Epic repositioned and had a home port year round in Barcelona. In November 2016 Norwegian Epic returned to the Caribbean, this time based out of Port Canaveral (Orlando). Then Barcelona for April to November 2017, and back to Port Canaveral for winter 2017/18. Beginning in January 2017, she began hosting the annual dance music festival Holy Ship!. In March of 2022, NCL announced that in 2023, the Epic will be redeployed from its current summer itinerary and that all cruises from May through October are cancelled. Incidents On 7 August 2018, Norwegian Epic experienced a minor engine fault at 11pm. Situation was under control however witnesses said that lifeboats were in the process of being launched. Problem was fixed in an hour. On February 12, 2019, after suffering a critical engine failure, Norwegian Epic collided into a dock at San Juan, Puerto Rico, slightly damaging the ship but causing significant damage to the pier. The Epic was diverting to San Juan following power outages and mechanical problems, the ship had to cancel all scheduled ports of call due to the repairs. The NTSB investigation into the accident found that there was a lack of communication/coordination between the ship master and the pilot. On June 8, 2019, a 63-year-old South Korean woman fell overboard from Norwegian Epic while she was travelling from Cannes, France, to Palma de Mallorca, Spain. After several hours of searching, involving the relevant authorities and Norwegian Epic herself, the search was called off, although the woman is still missing. Media Norwegian Epic was the subject of Mighty Ships series 5, episode 1, first broadcast July 2011. References Notes Bibliography External links NCL Norwegian Epic Norwegian Epic - Current Position Norwegian Epic - Status at marinetraffic.com Ships built in France Ships of Norwegian Cruise Line 2009 ships