Great food, lousy internet and spa manager

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Norwegian Star

11 Night Greek Isles & Turkey (Rome To Athens)

Sail date: November 05, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Star

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The cruise company was disorganized as a whole. We booked excursions separately from the ship as they were much cheaper and as a result the crew didn’t know where to send us and give us bad information. The passport pick up was a total disaster. Poor planning and organizing skills.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Great food and staff.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Activities lacked in every way. Bad entertainment, spa thermal pool was cold, internet never worked. Alls they do is try to sell you stuff, like the next cruise on their ship.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
See above

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was exceptional except Zoe, the spa manager. She was not helpful, poor customer service, and condescending.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Small cabin, tiny bathroom, no real space between beds. Couch was uncomfortable. Clean

Ship tip

Cruise Carnival

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5
Naples was ugly, Turkey not worth going to.

St. Tropez, France

5 out of 5
Loved everything about the place. Would like to stay longer.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Pisa was amazing.

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

4 out of 5
Pompeii was amazing but Naples was dirty.

Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5
Loved the streets and shops

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5
Great place. Loved everything about it. Would like to stay longer.

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

5 out of 5
Olympia was amazing. Nice ride to get there.

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
This place is always beautiful.

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5
Ephesus is amazing

Istanbul, Turkey

1 out of 5
Didn’t go due to bombing in city center.

Volos, Greece

5 out of 5
Disappointed

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
Great place. I wished we had more time there.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy
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5 Comments

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Great itinerary. Appreciate your details. Glad you mostly enjoyed your trip.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

waterfront    2 years ago

Bad internet- didn’t work- expensive, disorganized, great food and staff except Zoe spa manager. Who didn’t do her job and was condescending. Thermal pool was cold

CruzeFan    2 years ago

Great itinerary. The internet is rarely good on any ship. The spa is usually overpriced and high pressure sakes on most ships. Always check with the tour provider for where to meet for independent excursions, the ship personnel rarely have information on where they meet or an incentive to assist.

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