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Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 101

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Norwegian Star

14 Night Panama Canal Westbound (Miami To Los Angeles)

Sail date: December 01, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Ship need updating. Crew members are not extremely friendly except for cruise staff. Food is okay but nothing special.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
As a platinum member went quick getting out key cards. Had to wait in the lounge to get on the ship. If we didn't haven't status the rating would be lower.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
NCL has cut back on some of the food choices you use to get on cruises such as surf & turf. Didn't have baked Alaska either. It's expensive to go to the specialty restaurants. I got free meal to Cagney's & Moderno but would not pay extra for them.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The cruise staff was very entertaining. The activities between the shows was fun such as Newlyweds. Trivia was good except hard to see some with pictures. Spa did not have thermal beds. The amenities were not worth the price for the themselves suite.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Not crazy about the production shows. I had already seen one in another ship. The hypnotist & comedian were really good.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
Our room steward never introduced themselves. Guest services took forever to fix my bill when they charged me for something I didn't buy.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
This ship is going into dry dock in 2 months & it desperately need it. Public restroom were a disaster. Always went to the room because they were broken. Decor is dated & worn.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Cabin was nice. We shared with 3 women & it worked out fine. The bunk mattress was very thin & not comfortable.

Ship tip

Wait until after it goes to dry dock.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

2 out of 5
Very crowded & did not have enough time to explore.

Panama Canal Transit

4 out of 5
Very interesting but quite lengthy.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

4 out of 5
We went ziplining

Puerto Corinto, Nicaragua

2 out of 5
Too a carry around the town. Not much here & very poor. Spent some time on the beach.

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

4 out of 5
Visited Antigua & the spa. Could have spent all day in Antigua.

Acapulco, Mexico

3 out of 5
City tour & cliff divers.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5
Not enough time for shopping.

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5
Did a city & Farmers market tour which was good but rushed since people had flights to catch & we were late getting off the ship.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
We were delayed getting off the ship & through customs. Had to shorten shore excursion.
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3 Comments

4kids4me    6 years ago

Love NCL - been on 7 cruises, however my 11/20 voyage on the Star was less than impressive & I overheard passengers bitch about the ship & crew throughout the voyage.

cruiserssandr    6 years ago

Wasn't it just updated in 2015

crash3x    6 years ago

I have to agree. I was on that ship Feb 2016 and the food was not great at all. The ship needs to be redone in many areas.

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