Ships engines broke down and we had to return to Venice

Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 2.9
Author: mdennis4704

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

mdennis4704

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

7 Night Greek Isles (Venice Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 27, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The cabin bath was nasty. The cruise was ok until the ship caught fire and the engines went out making us miss Dubrovnik.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We were on the ship in literally 10 mins

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Typical average NCL dining. Nothing spectacular, and it takes forever to get a tea glass refilled.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Ummm pretty much nothing going on unless your 80 and want to bingo.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Asian Band on board was super loud and sounded horrible singing Elvis.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

No issues

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Ship was pretty clean. They could do a better job picking up trash and empty drinks

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Cabin was ok, but very worn down. The shower pan was rusted and the tile in the bathroom was nasty. Stood on towels when taking showers and getting ready.

Ship tip

Pick a ship that does not have ongoing engine issues.

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Ports of call

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

4 out of 5

Argostoli, Kefalonia, Greece

5 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

3 out of 5

Wasn’t really impressed. Cable car was a joke.

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Dubrovnik, Croatia Did not visit port

Missed it due to ship fire and engine issues.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

We did the self embarkation and carried our own bags out. Totally disorganized and frustrating.

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2 Comments

GerryBCruisin 3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to share your review of the Norwegian Star. Sorry to hear that you had an unpleasant experience.

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IzzyW 5 years ago

We were also on the Star that week. We enjoyed the music and the entertainment. We missed Dubrovnik but had a great time at the other ports.

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Other reviews of this sailing

So so

Great way to see various ports

Wonderful Greek Isle cruise except the NCL STAR missed one port (Dubrovnik) due to the ship's technical issue. The $100 compensation NCL gave for missing 1 of 5 ports is NOT a fair and equitable compensation.