Portugal, Spain and Canary Islands Cruise

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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Norwegian Star

11 Night Europe: Spain Morocco & Canary Islands (Lisbon Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 01, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11122

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Have an open mind, tone down expectation, and then relish every moment of the cruise. Everything is different, experience varies from place to place. Take it all in. Enjoy the blessing that is this vacation. There is so much to be grateful for - that is how I felt it. 11 days is too short. The clientele was diverse but well-mannered

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Embarkation was very easy but that it was at this time that we were told the Moroccan portion of the Cruise was off. Reason was flimsy as far as I was concerned. Instead we would get to visit a fourth Canary Island and get an extra sea day

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food and service in the main dining room was good. The steakhouse was also good but Teppanyaki was very disappointing - food was average, the cooks were very loud, not very funny and prevented customers from conversing with each other

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Everyone of them smiled and were caring. They made sure every moment of the cruise (and in life) was there to enjoy and live to fullest

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Closet design and location was awful. No power charger bedside, telephone near the balcony. Could have used more storage space. Room is cleaned and tended to once a day

Ship tip

Be realistic in your expectation. Low cruise prices equate to standards. Expect to be nickle-dimed

Ports of call

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5
Great port. Spend more time pre or post cruise here.

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands

3 out of 5
We went out on our own. Weather not the greatest.

Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

3 out of 5
Interesting port, had good weather

Puerto Del Rosario, Canary Islands

3 out of 5
Good beaches and sand dunes

Agadir, Morocco Did not visit port

Disappointed that this port was canceled at the time of boarding

Casablanca, Morocco Did not visit port

Same as above

Gibraltar (U.K.)

2 out of 5
Waste of time, very expensive. Currency here was British Pound

Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5
Everything here was perfect

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

3 out of 5
So so town. Trip to Seville long and expensive

Portimao, Portugal

5 out of 5
Another gem of a place. Nice town, opportunity to visit other towns like Lagos, Albufeira etc

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Doesn’t get better than this. Walk from shop to entrance or exit of port very long
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