The Panama Canal cruise

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Norwegian Star

14 Night Panama Canal Eastbound (Los Angeles To Miami)

Sail date: February 01, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10690

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We are a tad older and retired, kind of noticed a 2 week cruise was a little too long

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We got there early but didn't have to wait long, everything went smoothly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Buffet food was OK, free ice cream! Went to Ginza 2 times very nice. Main dining rooms were fine, but at 6PM service was quite slow

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
didn't do much fitness, but ship had a walk around Promenade deck was cool, could walk all the way around ship! Tip, there offered a laundry day deal ($20) twice in 2 was!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows in the Stardust were great, young super talented performers

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
all were great

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
loved the promenade could walk around entire ship

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
older ship, a bit smaller, but nice. Plenty of hanging room, but shelves were hidden in closet, hard to get at. Shelves in bathroom were OK, might eat to get one of those hanging things for back of door. Could possibly use a power strip for charging, if you have a lot of devices.

Ship tip

see above

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
had to Tender

Acapulco, Mexico

4 out of 5
Was concerned about safety but felt comfortable with tour- cliff divers were incredible

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

5 out of 5
Excursion was nice, just drove up to Antigua

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

3 out of 5
Had to fill out form with name, passport number whether you were going ashore or not, not comfortable with that!! Then would not let us come ashore until their officials checked out everyone :(

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
quite nice

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
amazing!!!!!

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
So surprised to see sky scrapers and flourishing city!!!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
best tip, after getting your luggage get a porter, will help you thru line the customs quickly, for say $10
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