Norwegian Star Review

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Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian Star
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skyfire53
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Dec 2012
Cabin: Family Suite

This was our 3rd cruise on NCL and it was the most incredible one so far. Dec 9-Dec 16, I guess this review is better late than never. We sailed the Western Caribbean out of NOL. We had booked a balcony cabin and were upgraded to a Family Suite for a small upcharge. It was well worth the extra money. I have never been so pampered in my life. Our butler Made was so nice and did anything we asked of him. I wanted to take him home with us.

We drove into NOL from DFW, and stayed at the Super 8 motel on Chef Menteur Highway so got to leave our car in their secure lot while we were gone. The price was great, only $56.86 total including parking. It only cost us $7/pp each way to the port. The motel was clean and comfortable. The breakfast in the morning was great!! The staff is very friendly. Some had said that the area was not good, but I didn't think it was any worse than any place else.

That night we did the vampire/ghost tour in the French Quarter. It was ok, but it was too hot and humid for me. It probably would have been better in the French Quarter if they weren't having the Santa Run going on. You couldn't even push your way through the crowds on the sidewalks. I guess I'm just not used to all the crazy people around..lol..The women were dressed in real skimpy Santa costumes and when one of the male Santas came up to my daughter and said "HO HO HO", my DD looked around and said "Yes, there are a lot of them around here"...lol...

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Family Suite

Cabin SJ

It took my breath away at how big and bright our cabin was. It had floor to ceiling windows on one full side. I was thinking that it would be perfect for an Alaskan cruise so you didn't have to be out in the cold to see it all. All I had booked before was inside, so you can imagine my delight at the size of the family suite. It is in the part of the ship were the Spinnaker used to be, so everything is brand new. We had a large screen TV with a dvd player and more storage than my DD and I could ever use. I especially liked the look, the colors are dark wood and really soft tan carpet. I set up the M&G, so when we did the cabin crawl, we had about 25 people in the cabin and there was still plenty of room! The cabin has a King bed that you can pull a solid wall across on one side and a curtain across on the end. In the dining area, there was a Murphy bed that my DD slept on. That had curtains that pulled all the way around that area. The lounge area had a sofa that pulled out into a bed, a coffee table and two chairs with great view! The closet area had closets all along both side of the "hall" to the bathroom. The bathroom had a separate shower with a body spray and rain shower head, and tub also with a body spray. There were 2 sinks with storage drawers by each. Here are the links to the videos my DD took of the cabin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdVP5AA52wY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEpPoTEZguU I can't say enough about NCL's suite life!!!!

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