NCL Ruined the Cruise

Item: Norwegian Star
Rating: 1.2
Author: Baxter57

Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

Baxter57

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

1.2 out of 5

Sail date: January 21, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9656

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

The day before we were to go to the Falkland Islands the captain announced we could not go due to weather. Looking at nthe ships navigation the decision was actually made the day before. Port Authority said weather was fine on scheduled day of landing with two othe cruise ships there that day. Norwegian lied to save fuel cost. Avoid at all costs.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Not much activity to do

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Aside from Angle (singer) not very good

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Captain was useless, rest of stafff were excellent

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Cabin was really good but must adjust rating to give proper overall rating

Ship tip

Don't

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Ports of call

Buenos Aires, Argentina

1 out of 5

Not a port of call but the start/end port

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Montevideo, Uruguay

1 out of 5

Not much there

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Puerto Madryn, Argentina

1 out of 5

Had big union protests ot dock which NCL failed to notify us of.

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Punta Arenas, Chile

1 out of 5

Took 4 hours to get the passengers off the ship

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Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina

2 out of 5

Cruise Paradise Harbor, Antarctica

1 out of 5

Actually was really good but must adjust rating to give proper overall rating At least we made it to Antarctica.

Thumbs Up 0

Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands

1 out of 5

Actually was really good but must adjust rating to give proper overall rating

Thumbs Up 0

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

1 out of 5

Didn't land as Norwegian lied about weather

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

mass confusion

7 Comments

AuntPinkie 8 months ago

Sorry

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bubbles60 8 months ago

Sorry you were not pleased. Sounds like a wonderful itinerary. I know you enjoyed most of your ports. We always have a positive experience on Ncl.

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javawoody 8 months ago

Bucket list cruise only one star? No cruise history. Not believing this review.

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cruising2004 8 months ago

Probably would be disappointed myself as well. Thank you for your review.

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Gwbigdog 8 months ago

Oops 😬 sorry thanks

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HeavySeas 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Nancy7500 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing and reaffirming our commitment to never cruise with NCL ever again. We learned the sad way as you did. Celebrity treated us like family on our recent cruise. Try them if you havent. Worth every penny

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