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Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 4.4
Author: gbarney

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

gbarney

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 8

Helpful Votes: 107

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

14 Night Panama Canal Eastbound (Los Angeles To Miami)

Sail date: March 30, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10071

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

For the most part I am glad I took this trip. We had great weather with a nice warm breeze

Embarkation

1 out of 5

at LA they made us get our bags from the bus and give them to the guys so they would get more tips. We were all around the bus

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

very clean and food was fresh and tasty

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

most of the shows were great

Children's Programs

I traveled alone

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

all crew were great

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Common areas were always clean, I didn't like going through the casino on deck 6 to get to the theater because of the smoking

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It was enough room for me, but I wouldn't put more than 2 people in it

Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

just shopped, small tenders

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Acapulco, Mexico

3 out of 5

shopped

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Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

5 out of 5

It was a walk off port. I went to the macadamia farm

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Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

went to the coffee co-op. It was very interesting

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Panama Canal Transit

4 out of 5

It was hard to see from deck but it was on tv on ship. A must do

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

It got very crowded. They needed more people at customs

1 Comment

GerryBCruisin 3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to share your review of the Norwegian Star. Glad you had a wonderful time on your cruise.

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