Beware of the mechanical condition of the Star!!

Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 4.8
Author: Steve4001

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to South America

Steve4001

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 74

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night South America Eastbound (Santiago To Buenos Aires)

Sail date: December 21, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 4001

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Staff on ship was great. I am sure that Captain takes orders from Miami and that is why I said corporate greed.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Very good, great staff!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Fitness center, spa was ok.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Great shows each night.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everone on the ship was great and helpfull.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean and easy to navigate.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Perfect size and location for me. Some might say a little noisey, but I knew when we arrived in port.

Ship tip

Corporate greed is in full force here. There are problems with the ship and instead of putting the vessel out of service to repair, NCL will just cancel ports at the last minute and think an extra sea day is ok.

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Ports of call

San Antonio, Chile

5 out of 5

Puerto Montt, Chile

5 out of 5

Puerto Chacabuco, Chile

5 out of 5

Cruise Patagonic Channel

5 out of 5

Cruise Chilean Fjords

5 out of 5

Cruise Strait Of Magellan

5 out of 5

Punta Arenas, Chile

5 out of 5

Cruise Beagle Channel

5 out of 5

Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina

5 out of 5

Cruise Cape Horn

1 out of 5

Captain decided he did not want to go there. Claimed a weather problem, instead of telling us about the problem with the ship.

Thumbs Up 0

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

5 out of 5

even was able to stay an extra 9 hours floating in the water due to ship problems.

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Madryn, Argentina

1 out of 5

Captain decided he did not want to visit this stop either and thought we would all like 3 days in a row at sea.

Thumbs Up 0

Montevideo, Uruguay

5 out of 5

awesome

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

5 out of 5

awesome

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

great

4 Comments

GerryBCruisin 3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to share your review of the Norwegian Star.

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gardennymph 4 years ago

I’m on this ship in March to ABC islands. Was worried with the engine issues but made final payment. One week later Bonaire was cancelled and in its place is Nassau Bahamas 🤬 Like you said they should have pulled this ship immediately and dry docked for repairs. So cancel the future cruises. People will re book another ship. I would have gladly booked a different cruise vs missing Bonaire.

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bobduck1993 4 years ago

Glad you were able to enjoy most of the port's of all!

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doddser 4 years ago

We were in it in November. Last minute itinerary change as only one engine ! But the following week it managed to do all d as tops without being fixed.

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