Panama Canal 2 years ago

Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 3.7
Author: teamflames

Norwegian Star Cruise Review

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 27

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Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

14 Night Panama Canal Westbound (Los Angeles To Miami)

Sail date: April 08, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Star

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Panama Canal the highlight. Most ports were difficult to get off ship. A very scary listing event while at sea. Great onboard activites, entertainment, service. Ship is old and worn. Lack of public space. Cabin was terrible

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food had improved dramatically from our previous ncl cruises. Love Osheehans

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Need to use the band more

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Greatly improved. Bar and food servers exceptional. Guest relations terrible

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

No forward or aft facing areas

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Broken bed, bug bites, no noise insulation. Great bathroom

Ports of call

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Even better than I imagined, although this ship is not well designed for it

Thumbs Up 0

Acapulco, Mexico

1 out of 5

Too dangerous, most ships not stopping here

Thumbs Up 0

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

Ziplining was excellent

Thumbs Up 0

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

1 out of 5

Worst rendering ever encountered. Dirty boring place

Thumbs Up 1

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

We were b2b and the transition was a complete failure. Major errors in information. New keys didn’t work. Huge queues

1 Comment

Other reviews of this sailing

Loved the ports but the ship and our room was the worst ever been on. Was being dry docked the day our cruise ended.

Loved the trip but the ship needed work.

Awesome anniversary cruise!