Great sites, ship needs work....

Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 4
Author: bosox782

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

bosox782

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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9 Night Baltic Capitals (Copenhagen Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 13, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11521

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I am a loyal NCL customer and this was my eighth cruise (and honeymoon) with them. The ports of call and excursions were great but pricey (as is well documented). The Norwegian Star ship is outdated compared to the rest of the fleet. The buffet offers little variety and the food was fair at best. The Internet connection was awful while also being expensive. The fitness center is poor (too small) if you are looking for resistance training. Loved the trip overall. Just disappointed with the accommodations for the first time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5

Loved dining in Nyhaven.

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Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany

3 out of 5

Long train or bus ride. Very little time to truly see anything in depth.

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Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

5 out of 5

Hermitage and Church on Spilled Blood were the highlights. Peterhoff wasn't as I had hoped it would be. Nice but not nearly as grand.

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Helsinki, Finland

3 out of 5

Nice quiet and clean town. Nothing architecturally impressive like the other stops.

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Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5

Not a lot of time for a city with so much to offer. The Vasa Museum is neat but I would probably recommend doing it on your own. The ice bar is a tourist trap, waste of time since you are hearded like cattle through it for your ONE drink. The scenery while navigating the islands getting in to and out of port is breathtaking (4 hours)

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2 Comments

peace2107 8 years ago

How about the main restaurant ? How is the Food ? I am worried ... I have reserve a 20 day cruise in March 2017 ...

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chadley77 8 years ago

We were on the Star in April. The ship left alot to be desired.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Great trip, average ship