Great way to see the Panama Canal

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
Norwegian Star

14 Night Panama Canal Westbound (Miami To Los Angeles)

Sail date: February 16, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin number: 981

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Cruise was okay. I will try different cruise lines the next time

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Even with a specific arrival time kept waiting after registration for two hours in a very cold large room with hundreds of passengers.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The buffet needs some work. Pretty well the same thing every day and put out early so not warm. The feature dining rooms were excellent. Lo

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Lots to do if you wish to take part. Never been on a cruise before though that all day long was trying to sell you something . Lotto tickets, more cruises, bingo, more photos. It went on and on and on.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The stage shows were average. The comedians, magician and extra acts were very good. Musicians in all the lounges were excellent.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff were always professional, friendly and always tried to help.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Never thought of checking the age of the ship. Staff tried to keep clean but bathrooms in common areas were always not working.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was very clean. Our steward was wonderful. You could see wear and tear of the years on the cabin though.

Ship tip

Wait until it is refurbished.

Ports of call

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5
Wonderful tour with a private guide and driver. Beautiful historic city

Panama Canal Transit

4 out of 5
Guide came on board and explained all that was going on for the entire 8 hours.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

3 out of 5
Had been here before so just did a walk around

Puerto Corinto, Nicaragua

2 out of 5
Not a tourist area, very poor country.

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

5 out of 5
Took bus trip to Antigua and saw the old city.

Acapulco, Mexico

1 out of 5
Poor tour and would not go back to this city.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5
Pretty and well kept city used to and set up for tourists.

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5
Stayed in Los Angeles for a few days after cruise and visited sights.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Poor for anyone not American. Lined up for hours to get through customs , poorly run.
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4 Comments

HarryHole    6 years ago

Cruise line do not control the efficiency of customs.

sailaway15    6 years ago

What was wrong with your cruise

IkeDeb    6 years ago

Interesting 🤔

Lopaka    6 years ago

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