Alaska Great - Ship OK
Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage
7 Night Alaska & Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)
Sail date: July 09, 2006
Ship: Norwegian Star
Cabin type: Oceanview
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 14 years ago
Review summary
The ship was in excellent condition. We booked an outside stateroom on deck 4 for 4 people (two adults, two large teens). The stateroom was a bit cramped at times. Since we were only in the room to sleep, change clothes, and shower, the cramped condition was not a big issue. Overall, there was plenty of room to unpack clothes and store your lugage out of site. One surprise with the stateroom is - the room was listed with a capacity of 4. I expected two bunks. Instead there was only one bunk and the other was a roll away bed under one of the twin beds. When the roll away bed was set up. It was placed between the two twin beds, so you would have a wall to wall bed for 3 people. During the day the roll away bed was stowed away under the twin bed. It would have made more sense, it there was two bunks, which would have given more room to move around in the late evening and early morning. The food was average. The menu choices in the dinning rooms seemed to be less appealing as the cruise progressed. There did not seem to be enough activities on board. The onboard movie theater only showed the movie of the day twice. The times of the showings were inconsistent from day to day. Also, the move times were not always at convenient times. The ships band only played at pool side 2-3 times and for not more than 90 minutes. There were two bands. I don't recall the name of one of the bands, but the band Freedom was much better. The cruise director was a great. He seemed to be cracking jokes all the time. He hosted the onboard Newlywed game. I wish they ran this game every night on the ship. It made great entertainment. I liked the Freestyle cruising dining options, but I wish, shorts would be part of the casual atmosphere in the dining rooms in the evening. I thought it was a hassle to change clothes every time for dinner. I was extremely satisfied with the Alaskan ports of call. A little disappointed with Victoria. However, it is a beautiful city. As for the ship, it was just an average experience.Ports of call
Pros: The scenery was absolutely magnificent.
Cons: The food and activities.
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