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Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 4.7
Author: pbudwig

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

pbudwig

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

10 Night Mediterranean (Barcelona To Venice)

Sail date: May 24, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9708

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was more than we could imagine. Good service. Large cabin w/balcony.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very fast, well organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We ate dinner in the dining room nightly-the food was well above average. We were served nightly by Benjamin and Casiius, and they made the experience wonderful.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

The boat has a very small swimming pool-with four hot tubs (another two in a quiet area

Entertainment

With the need to be off the boat by 8:00 am for most tours, we didn’t attend any shows.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The boat was clean and easy to move around. It doesn’t have upgraded amenities.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

We had a cabin that was handicap friendly—making it larger!!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

We spent two days in Barcelona before our trip began. Beautiful city with a wonderful mixture of old and new.

Thumbs Up 10

Monte Carlo, Monaco

5 out of 5

Attended the formula one practice session.

Thumbs Up 1

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

with tour the old and new city. Had a fabulous guide

Thumbs Up 3

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Was surprised to get to the leaning tour we walked through residential neighborhoods.

Thumbs Up 0

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Beautiful city - spent the day in Capri. Took a small trip in a boat around the island and saw the grottos!

Thumbs Up 5

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Absolutely beautiful.

Thumbs Up 0

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

History came to life.

Thumbs Up 0

Zadar, Croatia

5 out of 5

Clean, beautiful city. Walked to the beach-they don’t accept Euros or American money.

Thumbs Up 0

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5

Spent a day — many hotels are off the water taxi stops. May be necessary to walk luggage across squares and small streets.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

1 Comment

belladonnada 6 years ago

Any tips on how to get to the cruise terminal from the city. I heard there is a public bus that will do it. How much would the taxi be from the center of town.

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