Ezcellent transatlantic cruise from Miami to Barcelona!

Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 4
Author: adams26062

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Transatlantic

adams26062

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night Transatlantic Eastbound (Miami To Barcelona)

Sail date: April 22, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9115

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

My sister and I enjoyed this transatlantic cruise immensely. We especially liked the layout of the Star, and the friendliness of the guests and staff. The shows were excellent, and we really enjoyed the Melodious Trio from the Philippines who played mostly in the Grand Atrium. Also we liked dining in the beautiful and elegant Versailles dining room. Finally, we thoroughly enjoyed always being able to find a table on the Lido deck because we spent a lot of time there during the day eating breakfast and/or lunch or just hanging out.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

There were not enough employees checking in cruisers. Only half of the windows were open at the terminal.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

I really enjoyed all of the tables and chairs on the Lido deck. I think the water slides should be removed because they were close, plus they obstructed the view. All of the common areas were clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5

My sister and I really enjoyed the sight seeing excursion via bus.

Thumbs Up 3

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

3 out of 5

Malaga, Spain

4 out of 5

The excursion to Alhambra in Granada was very good, except it would have been nice to have more time. Also, our guide leading us to the bus afterwards was difficult to follow. He was short and he did not have an extended flag that we could see. He should have told us where the bus would be in case anyone got lost in the crowd. Many residents of Granada mixed in with our group which made it difficult to see our guide. Two women in our group who were following did not make it to the bus. Our guide ran back to look for them. He couldn’t find them, so we left. I don’t know how they could have made it back to the ship on time. Very disturbing.

Thumbs Up 2

Alicante, Spain

3 out of 5

I think the excursion to the palm tree forest should have been rated a 1 instead of 2. The excursion was very easy and enjoyable.

Thumbs Up 0

Barcelona, Spain

3 out of 5

I really liked the sight seeing tour of Barcelona, and being dropped off at Catalunya Square. My hotel was near there.

Thumbs Up 5