The main reason for booking this cruise on the Norwegian Star was to show my wife just how beautiful the Stockholm Archipelago is. We have cruised with the Gem and the Jade and this was our first on the Star and we were considering booking it for the Los Angeles to Dover marathon in March/April 2014; however after our experiences onboard that will not be an option now.

Embarkation We flew into Copenhagen the previous morning and stayed at the Crowne Plaza Towers, which is a great hotel, close to the Metro and shops and used the NCL shuttle bus to the pier which at $60 for two was about equal to a taxi for two. At the pier it was a bit chaotic, with only one line for Latitudes and one for Suites and a lot of people queuing, but eventually we were through, then our keys didnt work and we had to go Guest Services for new ones and eventually got to Cagneys just as it was closing. We briefly saw Omer OBresso the Concierge before going to our Suite 10226 at the back of the ship. We decided to eat off the MDR menu on the balcony on the first night and Made Rana, our Butler kindly set everything up for us.

Warnemunde We elected to walk ashore and soon found a Schokoladenhaus and I introduced my DW to the delights of Schoogy cake, whilst I had a bowl of vanilla ice cream and an excellent strong coffee. We toddled around the town before heading back to the ship, stopping off at Pier 7 for an uninspiring Bratwurst and pomfrites. Read more