I sailed from L.A. on the Norwegian Star April 2, 2006 - the first cruise since they were in dry dock. Although I am mentioning a few things I didn't like, we generally had a really good time and enjoyed the cruise. None of these things ruined my trip by any means.

I was somewhat surprised to notice a broken light fixture as soon we started looking around the ship. It is not a big deal but they had just spent three weeks fixing the ship so it surprised me.

Our first room 5016, was uninhabitable. The smell of mildew was overpowering as soon as we went in. Neither neighbour had this problem so I assume the carpet had been wet and mold was growing. They offered to spray with Febreeze but I couldn't see how that would do anything more than mask the odour for a few hours. We were given another room in the same category. An upgrade might have been nice! Read more