The ship broke and we missed 4 of 5 ports

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Norwegian Star

11 Night Southeast Asia (Singapore To Hong Kong)

Sail date: December 11, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4606

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

It seems like there is a recurring problem with the Norwegian Star.  I've cruised on other Norwegian ships, but the Star is always broken.  I've never researched a ship before a cruise, but I will every time in the future.

 

The propeller broke on the first day of the cruise, we went back to port and then spent the next 7 days at sea.  Instead of visiting 5 interesting ports in Asia, we had 9 of 11 days at sea because we could only travel at about half speed.  It was awful.

 

I kind of like the Norwegian, laid back style, but this was the cruise from hell.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Make sure the boat is working. After we took the trip, I googled the Norwegian Star azipod (that was the broken part) and it is always going down. That can really mess up a cruise.

Ports of call

Singapore

2 out of 5

Ko Samui, Thailand

1 out of 5
Didn't stop there

Laem Chabang (Bangkok), Thailand

1 out of 5
didn't stop there

Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

1 out of 5
didn't stop there

Nha Trang, Vietnam

1 out of 5
didn't stop there

Sanya, Hainan Island, China

2 out of 5
Make sure you have the visa situation figured out. Norwegian is not on top of this.

Hong Kong

3 out of 5
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