Spring Break 2015

Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 4
Author: Cruisingfamily

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruisingfamily

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

5 Night Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 17, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This was first time cruising with the kids and first time with Norwegian. With it being Spring Break there were lots of college kids. Which were suprisingly very well behaved and very respectful, especially once they noticed little ones around. We sadly only had one port Cabo San Lucas which was an overnight. I guess it was good and bad. Good because, the ship was empty when we got back on the ship till the next morning. (College kids were having to much fun at the nightclubs which you could see and hear from the ship) And my kids took advantage of the pool and slides being empty. Now the bad part was that it was a 5 day cruise, I felt we should have had just one more stop.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We ate in the complimentry restaurants on board and they were good. The outdoor grill for lunch and had breakfast in the buffet.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Kids really had a great time. There were about 20 kids in each program. Which is pretty empty.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Room service was bad never received my orders. But, the food manager was amazing and was apologetic. When she would see me carrying trays in the buffet area she always went out of her way to help and asked if we needed anything.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

Did not book excursion through the ship and opted to find our own tour guide. Once we got off the tender boat we saw there were plenty of locals with signs ready to you sightseeing. I say don't always go with the first price they give you. Negotiate.

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3 Comments

DaniSue222 8 years ago

We didn't have as much luck, we were at Mr Sancho's last week and a trio of young girls, maybe 18-20yrs old were speaking VERY loudly about their sexual adventures. As my 10 yr old daughter could hear. I'm not saying they can't talk about that, but don't announce it to the whole beach. Trailer trash.

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lexih 8 years ago

Cruising Family - I can understand the 1 day port for a 1st cruise. Did you love it enough to book a 7 day? :)

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MrsOneal 8 years ago

You knew the ports of call when you booked. If you wanted more then 1 port why did you choose that cruise. Just curious

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