Great cruise lovely places visited

Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 3.8
Author: Denbic83

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Denbic83

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

14 Night Panama Canal Westbound (Miami To Los Angeles)

Sail date: February 16, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8558

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was amazing would love to visit some of the ports again in the future

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Awful U S customs a joke not enough staff 3 people to deal with 2000+ passengers.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Main dining rooms ok, buffet breakfast not so good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools excellent.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Shows were great

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Room steward didn't always provide milk, coffee etc

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Loved the ship

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was good very clean & comfortable

Ship tip

Loved Gatsby's entertainer Jason was amazing

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Didn't have timeyes

Thumbs Up 0

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5

Loved this port

Thumbs Up 0

Panama Canal Transit

4 out of 5

Lovely port, beach great local people very friendly

Thumbs Up 1

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

Took a tour old town buildings amazing

Thumbs Up 1

Puerto Corinto, Nicaragua

4 out of 5

Very hot day went on a tour walked on a church roof with amazing views

Thumbs Up 1

Acapulco, Mexico

4 out of 5

Loved this port old & new with craft stalls & famous shopping lots of bars & restaurants around the marina plus the sea life

Thumbs Up 1

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Had a excursion to sea the beaches unfortunately it was raining so we went to the farmers market not much time here due to flights home

Thumbs Up 1

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

The port was industrial, customs terrible not enough staff for the amount of people

Thumbs Up 2

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Too much waiting around to clear customs

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