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Norwegian Star Cruise Review to South America

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Norwegian Star

7 Night South America (Rio De Janeiro To Buenos Aires)

Sail date: December 11, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10036

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The only thing that wasn't a pleasant experience was the travel. If I take a cruise in the future, I will absolutely arrange my own airfare. Otherwise, it was a wonderful experience and a very fun honeymoon!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We arrived from the airport early and they let us get on the ship almost immediately. They did not make us wait the 3 hours.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
There were lots of different places to choose to eat and a variety of food to try. We did not get tired of the choices provided.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There were lots of activities each night to choose from.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All the shows they had were amazing.

Children's Programs

Don't have children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everybody was very personable and friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin was great. We had a little sofa in the room so we could spread out if we wanted to.

Ship tip

Don't book travel through the cruise company; make your own arrangements. Every leg of the trip coming home was an absolute nightmare because everybody on the cruise was at the airport at the same time and in line for the same airlines. Also, there was no direction from the airlines about where the hoards of people could go, so we were left to our own devices.

Ports of call

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

5 out of 5

Buzios, Brazil

4 out of 5

Ilha Grande, Brazil

4 out of 5
We wish we had done something other than just take a tour. It would have been nice to experience the rest of the town.

Santos (Sao Paulo), Brazil

3 out of 5

Buenos Aires, Argentina

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review of your cruise and air travel

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Fascinating itinerary. Glad you enjoyed your cruise if not the trip home.

RetiredRay    1 year ago

Airport experience sounds familiar, especially on debarkation day.