Norwegian Star Review
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The Baltics cruise on the NCL Star was my 6th cruise, and my wife’s 8th cruise. Majority have been with NCL, but we have also done Carnival and Royal Carribean before. Overall this Baltics cruise was terrific and met my expectations. I would rank it somewhere near the middle of my cruise experiences to date. We traveled with our youngest daughter (7). In a separate room my mother in law shared a balcony room with my step daughter and her son (4).
Cruise Demographics:
Our cruise had a great mix of people. There were families or couples from all over which made the cruise very interesting. There was a good mix of American, UK, Australians, Europeans (it seemed Italians and French well represented), some Asian groups as well. As far as ages there was a mix of old and new as well. There were the typical retirees in their 60’s and 70’s, but there were many (not too many) kids and teens with parents in there mid 40’s early 50’s.
Cabin Review
The Suite came with benefits such as priority embarkation / disembarkation, concierge and butler service, a Lavatta coffee maker in the suite, snacks and fruits mid afternoon each day, breakfast and lunch at Cagney’s (premier restaurant on deck 13). The aft-facing view did take a bit of time getting used to in terms of looking out the back of the boat. it seemed similarly sized to other mini-suites we have stayed in the past, only there is a-lot more closet and storage space. There is a four seat table also where would sometimes eat or work on a laptop etc.Being in the aft of the ship was great for us as it was on the same side of the ship as the spa (deck 12), Fitness center (Deck 12), Market Café (Dech 12), Versaille Dining room (Deck 6), Spinnaker lounge (Deck 7), and kids programs (deck 13). The balcony was not as large as i had envisioned. And one note here is that the way the boat slopes downward, it seems the people above could see you if they tried. So if you are a couple that enjoys secluded balcony time this might not be a great choice especially for honeymoon / anniversary cruises.