Very disappointed with Norwegian Star

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Norwegian Star

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 10, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8602

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The positives were the weather, specialty dining restaurants and the excursions. 

The negatives were an old ship, terrible customer service, cheesy entertainment and very little activities.

 

The ship had one little room for the kids club, no use of computers and marginal activities. The kids show was the worst I've seen on a cruise. One of the kids showed up at the show and was told she couldn't participate. They didn't tell the kids what time to show up. One of the two small slides was broken the entire trip. 

We complained about the embarkation time as this was the first time Norwegian did this. Customer service said just show up whatever time you want but wouldn't give us a written confirmation time. This was after several calls on hold for 45 minutes. Also, when we arrived at our room, there was an obstructed view. We booked a "guaranteed oceanview." We complained to the customer service manager, who said tough luck the ship is full. 

 

As for the entertainment, I felt like I was in a time warp from the 80's. There was a circus show, bad comedian, and a song and dance show. All terrible. 

Lastly, the activities were so bad we hung out at the pool. 

 

Don't cruise on this ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Guaranteed oceanview = obstructed view or full view of the lifeboat.

Ship tip

Old ship, terrible customer service, cheesy entertainment and very little activities. Don't cruise on this ship.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5
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3 Comments

jeffdavies151515    8 years ago

lol ajr214. ya I can't stand bad reviews. there is something bad about every cruise line.

AJR214    8 years ago

You are entitled to your opinion, but it sounds like you don't know how to plan. First, 4pm embarkation time is all over the itinerary. You should be at port around 11-12 to allow for 2,000+ people to board. Second, you booked a 'guaranteed' cabin, which it says before you book it that these could have an obstructed view. And its not Disneyland, so don't expect the ship to entertain your rugrats.

jeffdavies151515    8 years ago

serious it was that bad. I highly doubt the customer service manager said tough luck. you have the option to see the year of the ship you must have noticed the age and I see massive great reviews on how great the kids club is

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