Third Transatlantic crossing

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Transatlantic

mattespana

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

15 Night Transatlantic Westbound (Rome To Miami)

Sail date: November 05, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9611

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I like transatlantic crossings to totally disconnect from anything. This was slightly longer due to the hurricane season destroying islands and for me was 1-2 days too long. The ship although nice for me was a little bit small for the long sea days.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

The port of Rome was our embarkation port. This is quite a grim port and the rain certainly came down. NCL quickly arranged ponchos to help us keep dry.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

We didn’t experience any specialty restaurants this cruise due to my strict diet. The main dining room was hit and miss with our orders being incorrect several times and service time slow. The buffet is not really our style, although selection was varied we don’t like having to struggle to find a seat. Aqua we used many times and generally we liked this restaurant and the service. My only complaint is one day our 2 starters and main course came out at the same time resulting in us entering and leaving within 30 minutes.the

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

The daily guide had varios activities listed. We already had a busy schedule joint in cruise critic activities. The shoes

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The shows were very good. Especially Grafitti Classics and the Russian gymnasts.

Children's Programs

No children I recognised

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

I recognised several crew members for outstanding service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was small compared to what we have sailed in before. Apart from the broken spy hole that let a beam of light straight onto the bed everything else was fine. Our cabin steward changed after 3 days (eduardo) who was excellent . His replacement Francisco also did a great job of our stateroom.