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Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 3
Author: SonjaS

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

SonjaS

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska & Sawyer Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 12, 2010

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

Overall the ship was clean.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

"FreeStyle Dining" ended up being defined as having the flexibility to dine in one of the two dining rooms, ordering room service, eating in the Market cafeteria, or at one small "specialty" cafe in casual clothing. If you choose to eat at any of the other specialty restaurants it can add an as much as $700 to the cost of your cruise for a family of 4.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

After registering our daughters (2&9) at the open house, our daughters would not go back. The staff did not engage with our kids during the open house, and the facility was not interesting to our kids.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

Lots of fun walking through the cute town. Our kids enjoyed watching the jellyfish swarms at the port too!

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Skagway, Alaska

3 out of 5

Prince Rupert, British Columbia

1 out of 5

Pick a cruise that doesn't stop here...what a waste! The downtown is skidrowish...only a couple of shops near the port that were interesting to look into...I wish we knew this before booking!

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Mendenhall Glacier, whale watching...and the cute city. Our stop there was way to brief! We should have skipped Prince Rupert, BC and stayed the night at Juneau

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Pros: Ketchikan & Juneau

Cons: Prince Rupert, BC

Recommends Norwegian Star? No.

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