Not what I exspected

Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 2
Author: Toddm11

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Toddm11

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Alaska & Sawyer Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 05, 2008

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 16 years ago

Review summary

The personal were great. The ship was clean. Dining could become an advantage in itself. They need to change the ad line from "Freestyle" to Free for all style.You needed reservation to restaurants not on the "need reservation list". They only had ONE (1) buffet open. And not 24 hours as advertised. The only other "buffet" was on top of the ship and was never open "due to weather". Our last day was sunny and it still was not open. Too many marketing shows in the bars. (Selling Paintings or jewelery).To many closed off areas for "there" club members only. At one point I could not see a movie or go into half of the bars because they were fulled with appointment only shows or classes..

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

We learned to eat at off hours. Breakfast was room service, Lunch 2-3pm or later and call it dinner like 4-6pm. We would bring snacks from off shore to munch on. This was only when we did not have reservations to a foo foo dining area.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

They had a comedian one night. I said ONE night. Only 45mins. Most of the others were not even IDOL level. But I did not go on a cruise to watch shows. Some of the others you could not get into. But I could here from my stateroom :)

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5