We were very disappointed with NCL's Star from Seattle to Alaska and back. The reason we chose NCL was because we wanted to see Glacier Bay, but due to mechanical difficulties (our captain informed us by loud speaker that our ship was polluting the water due to a faulty azipod propulsion unit), we were not allowed to enter this natural wonder. If our family had not taken a bus to see Mendenhall Glacier, we wouldn't have seen a single glacier on our Alaskan cruise. They substituted the port of Sitka in place of Glacier Bay.

Our dining experience on NCL was inferior to Carnival and Princess which we have traveled with in the past. There wasn't the selection or quality like on other cruise ships. The buffet rarely offered any choices that were appetizing. The waiters were seldom smiling, maybe that's because the passengers were disgruntled and annoyed about missing our port. This ruined the atmosphere.

Our twelve year old did not like the kids' area for his age group. We were expected to sign him in and out each time he visited which was rare. The activities were not age appropriate. They were very young and "boring" activities. Our teenager got sick. Read more