Disappointing experience.

Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 2.8
Author: Caltraveler

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Mexico

Caltraveler

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 28, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10706

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise was not a good experience. Although the food was pretty good in the dining rooms, this did not make up for the other shortfalls. I will not be sailing again with NCL and this experience has put me off future cruises in general.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

All was OK until we pointed out that there was a long hair in the tomatoes at the pool buffet. Without eye contact or comment, the buffet attendant took the dish of tomatoes, pulled the hair out and then returned the dish to the buffet. Totally revolting

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

All too busy

Entertainment

4 out of 5

music shows and dancers were good. Magician and comedian were just so-so

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Staff were generally unhelpful and gave the impression that they didn't want to be helpful

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The cabin was well laid out and maintained

Ship tip

Don't

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

Well organized

Thumbs Up 1

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5

well organized and went on self organized excursion

Thumbs Up 1

Mazatlan, Mexico

2 out of 5

Did not get off boat. Mazatlan is not an attractive city and is not a good destination. Unclear why on board activities (eg shuffleboard) were restricted while in port.

Thumbs Up 0

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

2 out of 5

Cabo is a great destination so it is baffling why we were only given half a day at this port when we were in Mazatlan for a full day

Thumbs Up 0