Norwegian Star Review

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matcar16
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jan 2013
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After 10+ cruises, all being on Carnival except this last one on NCL Star. We were concerned about the flu epidemic because my husband has RA. Our fears were put to rest immediately. There were staff members with spray hand sanitizers at every turn. Also automatic hand cleaner dispensers everywhere you looked.

Now for other positive points on NCL Star. Beautiful ship. Good buffet food, More staff than Carnival. They were all so pleasant and full of personality. I was really impressed. Now for the comparison. . Food in dining rooms: Carnival has more choices and in my opinion better food. Only one specialty restaurant which is the steak house and it is more expensive but very good. On NCL Star we also ate in one of the specialty restaurants, the La Cacina, and Italian food place (there are 5 to choose from reasonably priced) There was no Italian red wine available and no one was knowledgeable about the wine list. All the food was in Alfredo sauce and only spaghetti was in red sauce.

Was very disappointed in service and food. Everything from bingo to gift shops were much higher on NCL so we did not buy anything. Entertainment on NCL was not great in my opinion. Carnival is better. Not very good discounts in the spa on NCL either. So hopefully I have given you something to think about when trying to decide on either of these cruise lines.

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We were in cabin 9565. Very quiet location Easy to get anywhere, but room pretty small. We usually do not care about this because we are not in our room much. Desk on one side when full size bed is used is in the way to get around to one side of the bed. Closets are small with fold down shelves below your clothes and an area to the right like little cubby holes to put shoes, underwear etc. Shower and bathroom were very nice size with sliding doors.

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