A friend and I embarked on the Norwegian Star in July 2014. In Copenhagen we were escorted to our amazing suite and were smitten with it from the begining. It was family suite on deck 12 with ample room and privacy for two single women who like they own space! The highlight of the room was the window configuration...we had not only a view sidewise but also forward thanks to a cantileverd window (suite 12530). Our butler and concierge were wonderful, although we really did not have that many needs. However, it ws a gret pleasure to be able to pick up the phone, ask for a bottle of wine, and have it delivered in minutes! One of the highlights of the cruise was sitting in front of those windows watching the ship depart from the different ports...with the summer in the Baltic having almost 18 hours of sunlight, the vistas and colors were amazing.

The ports were excellent...all very interesting and easily accessible from the ship. Except for St. Petersburg, we made our own port arrangements and were happy with the on/off bus tours and the on/off boat tour in Stockholm. In each city we took the bus around to get a sense of the are, then had lunch/shopping in the old part of each city. Lots of fun and very interesting.

In St. Petersburg we had pre-booked a small group tour with Marina Wilson tours. We saw everything in St. Petersburg in two days at quite a clip! Our guide really went much too fast and we just skimmed so many wonderful places; however we did see it all in the two days! I would like to go back and do the tour at a more liesurely pace, but if I never do, I can say I saw a great deal of the city! Read more