The Beauty of Greece

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Norwegian Star

7 Night Greek Isles (Venice Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 09, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4556

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall wonderful experience however, did not enjoy having to wait in line so much for almost everything, food, drinks, tender tickets, bathrooms, excursions. It's tough going to these small beautiful towns and have one or two other ships in port also. Made the area very crowded and more touristy rather than quaint and beautiful.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Getting on the ship was a breeze.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food was very good, however, the wait times to get into the main dining rooms was sometimes too long so we had to resort to the buffet more than we wanted to. We did not want to spend more money so did not experience the Specialty Restaurants. Oh the Chicken added to a chicken caesar salad at O'Sheehan's was so minimal, we had to go to the buffet afterwards to get more food. The drinks were good, but the lines at all the bars were tiresome after a while. It really would be helpful to have more staff behind the bars or more bar locations, especially on days at sea or after we return to the boat.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The fitness center staff was excellent and offered a great boot camp class all week. The pool was wonderful, but very surprised there was only one pool on such a large ship.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows were fun and well choreographed. The DJ at the pool was just okay, and the music wasn't quite loud enough.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All of the staff was pleasant and very responsive. Loved them all!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The layout and design of the ship is fine and everything was very clean, except the women's bathrooms often had the majority of stalls "Our of Order", which was quite frustrating, especially on a day at sea and near the pool.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Get in line early! If you book your excursion through a travel agent rather than Norwegian, you have to obtain Tender tickets. In order to get an early tender # you have to be in line at least 45 minutes BEFORE the start time.

Ports of call

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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1 Comment

mslola65988644    6 years ago

Alas, this is the way of traveling on a cruise. We go on one every other year and do islands in between.

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