I am sure most other reviews for this cruise will complain about the embarkation. Fist let me say this was the first time any ship had left from the new terminal in New Orleans and there was a definite learning curve. Halfway thru the loading the gangplank broke and loading was stopped for about two hours. I made it to the ship before and as a result my rating will be higher as I got to watch from the ship side the people stuck inside the terminal as I enjoyed the food. In addition the river is about eight feet lower then normal and as a result the loading of all supplies required a special fork lift. Therefore we left port about four hours late.

Once we finally got going the Star began to shine. The food was generally good but not great. I ate one night at Moderno and that was excellent. I heard several people say to stay away from Cagney's so I did. I did not eat at the other specialty restaurants but they were getting good reviews form the other guests. I ate breakfast at the cafeteria having an omelet and dinner was at Versyle. The best part there were not any lines at any restaurant and the line at the omelet station was never more then two or three people.

The show are getting old. I have been on four Norwegian Cruises and have seen the same shows on all four. I think the show are good but they need to get some new entertainers and change the dance routines. They did announce one show has brand new the last night but by that time I was getting tired of the same old shows so I stayed away. Read more