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Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 58

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Sail date: October 27, 2013

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

The sailing experience was relaxing and enjoyable.  We were assisgned a cabin that was queit during the day and very noisy at night due to the ship's laundry being directly below the cabin.  After four days of little sleep, we call cruise services and the response was immediate, we were relocated to a different statement and the crew was very concerned for our comfort.  The staff could not have been more helpful and professional.

 

We were in Puerto Chiapas on the Day of the Dead.  The town is small and dusty, but has a great typical central market.  We walked to the municipal cemetery where the town's people were cleaning and decorating the grave sites.  Families has brought huge picnics with them, music, drinks, children played and cracked festive hollow eggs over each other's heads.  The streets around the cemetery had many booths with decorations, flowers and food for sale.  The entire sceen was a delight to see as the people celebrated the lives of friends and family.  This should have been a destination for a tour.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The buffet areas are very crowded with too many tables and chairs making it difficult to move, enter or exit a seating area.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

A quiet place to read is the children's play area at the back of the ship

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
Take the public bus into the Old Town area to sight see, it costs 10 pesos

Huatulco, Mexico

5 out of 5

Puerto Chiapas (Tapachula), Mexico

3 out of 5
Taxi or shuttle is the only option to leave the port area since it is twenty miles from town

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

3 out of 5
One must take a van or taxi since the port itself has very little to do

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
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