Amazing Thanksgiving Cruise

American Star Cruise Review to U.S.

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
American Star

7 Night Great Rivers Of Florida (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 20, 2022

Ship: American Star

Cabin number: 107

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Incredible Thanksgiving cruise. We've never spent Thanksgiving on a cruise ship but after the experience we had with American Cruise Lines I think we will always plan our future Thanksgivings aboard ACL. I hope you can read the menu, it was unbelievable the amount of dishes they had. Of course every dinner was great but what a fabulous day with 6 turkeys, hams, prime rib and every salad, side dish and desert you could imagine. Thanksgiving aside, this was a beautiful cruise with lots of opportunities to see Florida's unique wildlife. Be sure to take the Blue Springs State Park Manatee Excursion, wonderful. Loved all the cute little towns and cruising Florida's inter-coastal waterways. All the crew and even the Captain were very friendly and attentive to every guests request. American certainly does live up to its motto, "Small Cruising Done Perfectly". We hope to be back on the water with ACL next Thanksgiving.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Fantastic Food & Amazing Thanksgiving Dinner

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Guest Speaker & Resident Artist

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great entertainment, different singers nightly.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Wonderful crew. Excellent service throughout. Jerome was a fantastic waiter and Anthony always made sure our cabin was clean and restocked our water.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Clean and well maintained. Great deck crew, always helpful.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Spacious and clean. Window opens you can hear the water wake.

Ship tip

Be sure to attend the talk where the Cruise Director (Courtney) explains each activity and tour.

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5
Beautiful city. Amazing fireworks show.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL

5 out of 5
Lovely little town. Very Norman Rockwell

PALATKA, FLORIDA

5 out of 5
Lots of shops and historic homes

Amelia Island, Florida

5 out of 5
Love the trolly tour

ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA

5 out of 5
Overnighted here. Beautiful downtown "Night of Lights" between Thanksgiving & Christmas.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and Easy. Took the bus to the airport.

Traveler Photos

Crab Legs/Jumbo Prawns/Trout & more for Cocktail hour Thanksgiving Jumbo Shrimp Thanksgiving Menu Thanksgiving Bread Cornucopia
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3 Comments

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

dixietino    2 years ago

This is an inspiring review, thank you