Mixed feelings about our experience - see review for details
Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean
7 Night Greek Isles (Venice Roundtrip)
Sail date: September 02, 2018
Ship: Norwegian Star
Cabin type: Suite
Cabin number: 12530
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Review summary
The vast majority of the staff were stellar, and the ports-of-call were well worth seeing. There were issues I wish I'd known about, and I'll outline them in the order in which they impacted our overall experience. First, the jogging track was located DIRECTLY over our room on Deck 12, and the closure of that track until 9:00a was not enforced so we were woken every morning between 6-7am by joggers pounding over our ceiling. d someone up from security to enforce the curfew. Enforcement of the curfew NEVER happened, and the inadequate signage was never amended. Second, shore excursions didn't include adequate free time (10-20 minutes on average) and involved a lot of waiting around and disorganization. Last, the band hired to entertain on the pool deck was below average. Pool and buffets were often over-crowded so we stuck with smaller venues and avoided the pool. Stage shows, specialty restaurants and most staff were excellent but we will book our own shore excursions next time and will choose a different deck for our room.Embarkation
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Research whether shore excursions through Norwegian are right for you or if you'd be better off on your own in some ports. We spent 30-60 minutes on days we booked excursions sitting waiting for our tours to be called out. This system was frustrating for us and different from other cruises we have taken.