Norwegian Star Review

4.0 / 5.0
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Good value; hits and misses

Review for the Baltic Sea Cruise on Norwegian Star
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wolfg
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Sep 2014
Cabin: Aft-Facing Balcony

Overall, this cruise was a good value. My first time with NCL, and we booked because of the ports, all of which we wanted to see. However, after making the trip, I would easily trade Tallin, or even Helsinki for an extra day in St. Petersburg. We upgraded our stateroom so we had some amenities and privileges that I thought made the trip a better experience, and for anyone with a little extra spending money, I would recommend the upgrade.

The food was hit and miss. The Versailles dining room (with its cheesy decor) was a dissappointment on the two occasions we ate there. Service seemed rushed, chaotic, confused, and the food was not as good as Aqua (even though food is supposed to be the same for both dining rooms). I think the major factor that affected food quality and service was the time we ate. The later we ate, the worse the food and the poorer the service. Market Cafe was a good alternative. We only ate at one speciality restaurants, Cagney's, which was a very nice experience and good value.

Evening entertainment was hit and miss. Beatles group was good, Paradis (last night's show) was excellent, and the acrobats were very good. Except for the last night's Paradis show, the variety shows were not very good. The cruise director, Ian, tries too hard (ditch the joke of the night routine). The Spinnaker nightclub is okay, and the musice group on this cruise (Musique, or something like that) was excellent, but didn't play late enough into the evening. The DJ needs to (a) mix up his music a little better; and (b) learn to play a slow song once in a while as some of us still like to dance close on occasion.

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Aft-Facing Balcony

Cabin B1

Stateroom itself was excellent. Enjoyed the larger than normal room and the aft facing larger than normal balcony which was especially nice while sailing through the Swedish Archipelago. Our steward needed some reminding about cleaning the room on occasion, but our butler (Cipriano) and our concierge (Omar) were excellent.

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