Wonderful Italy & Greek Islands Cruise

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Norwegian Star

12 Night Italy & Greek Isles (Barcelona To Venice)

Sail date: May 12, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10528

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

12 cruise Italy and the Greek Islands cruise plus we also visited other Mediterranean Ports such as Cannes, Kotor & Dubrovnik. It was a Fantastic itinerary! We saw & did so much! the ship was perfect for such a port intensive cruise. Not to big, we did not have a long wait to embark or debark the ship. Great & Caring Staff, Delicious Food, Good Entertainment, the Best Mojitos!!!!

Embarkation

3 out of 5
It was very slow, we embarked from Tarragona instead of Barcelona

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was Excellent in Main Dining Rooms Versailles, Aqua, Garden Cafe Buffet, O'Sheehan's, Specialty Dining, Le Bistro, La Cucina, Cagney's, Moderno, Teppenyaki

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
This was a very port intensive 12 day itinerary in Italy and the Greek islands. We had one Sea day which we enjoyed by the Pool & Spice H2O. We did not use the Spa but we did take a tour of the Thermal Spa, it is Beautiful with a very large thermal pool. We did not use the fitness center but we did take a walk through and it was spacious and well equiped. We did enjoy the entertainment in the evening, Dancing in Bliss and Spice H20.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The Shows in the Main Theater were Very Good to Excellent. We missed Band on the Run, didn't realize it was only going to be one night. It was a 12 night cruise and there was a different show in the theater every night! The other shows were all Excellent, Paradis, amazing costumes! Las Vegas great music, there was also a comedian, ventriloquist and violinist.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We received EXCELLENT service from the staff on this cruise! From our Room Steward Anna, to the Dining Staff in every Restaurant both Complimentary & Specialty Dinning, to the Bartenders especially Johnathan at Sugarcane Mojito Bar & Sky High Bar.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Love this Ship! It is smaller, perfect for sailing in the Mediterranean. It was recently refurbished, it is Beautiful, it looks like a Brand New Ship!!!!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was nicely decorated, very comfortable bed, very clean, spacious closet, Nice bathroom with a larger than average shower. It was a Very Comfortable Cabin.

Ship tip

Check out the Sky High Bar, the View is Beautiful!!!!

Ports of call

TARRAGONA (BARCELONA), SPAIN

5 out of 5
Barcelona was supposed to be our embarkation port but embarkation was changed to Tarragona. We stayed 2 days in Barcelona, and we enjoyed it.

Cannes, France

5 out of 5
We did not see much of Canne because we hired private driver to take us for a tour of the French Riviera. Unfortunately we did not return early enough to explore Cannes, from what I saw, it looked Beautiful.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Driver took us to Pisa & Florence

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Driver took us to Rome, we visited Coliseum & the Vatican

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
Driver took us to Amalfi Coast

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
We took Ferry to Oia, bus back to Fira and explored the area ourselves

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
Driver took us to Cape Sounion and Best of Athens Tour

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5
Explored the old city by ourselves, the windmills and then went to the Platys Gialos Beach

Argostoli, Kefalonia, Greece

5 out of 5
We explored the Harbor area, walked the Drapano/DeBosset Stone Bridge, saw the turtles, we took a cab to the Gorgeous Plata Gialos Beach.

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5
Driver for a private tour, visitied Our Lady of the Rock Church. Walked the Old Town area.

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5
NCL's Land & Sea Tour! We had a short time in port, this was the perfect tour. A Beautiful 100 year old boat picked us up at the pier and took us to Old Town, 1 hour guided tour plus 2 hours to explore on our own. We climbed the walls & walked the walls which encircle the old city. Very Cool!!!

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5
This was our debarkation Port. We added a 1 night hotel stay which gave us the whole day and evening to explore Venice. We took the Vaporato (equivelent to a city bus) to travel the Grand Canal. Venice was Amazing! We walked through the winding paths and streets and alleyways, we went to St Marks Square and visited the Cathedral. The city is Amazing!!!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy
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3 Comments

GerryBCruisin    3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to share your review of the Norwegian Star. Sounds like it was a great time.

alexnjimadelaide    5 years ago

Sounds wonderful. Thanks for sharing this with us.

willwork4cruz    5 years ago

Bucket list itinerary!

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