Norwegian Star Review
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My husband and I cruised on the Star from October 2nd-October 8th; a repositioning cruise starting in Vancouver and ending in Los Angeles. We chose this cruise because of the itinerary and because of the price.
Norwegian markets their "Free Style" concept, but on this ship that translated to waiting in lines and poor service. In all fairness, the food and the service was very good at breakfast and lunch. At dinner, food and service was just average. We had the impression this was done to encourage guests to pay extra for specialty restaurants. We have since talked to people who have cruised other Norwegian ships, it sounds like other ships have better systems in place to avoid waiting in lines.
There are two main dining rooms. Versailes is beautiful, the traditional formal cruise ship dining room. Aqua was very unappealing, with low ceilings and crowded tables making it very loud and unpleasant.
Cabin Review
Balcony
The location of our room, 9532, was just fine. This room was one of the smallest I have ever had on our 12 cruises, even though it is only the second cruise we have had a balcony cavin. There was also less storage space than I am used to on RCCL or Carnival. But we loved having a balcony.
If you go on this ship, I recommend a balcony room, as there are few pleasant common seating areas. We really enjoyed being able to sit outside. Greatest fun was waking up at 6:15 as we entered San Francisco. I went out on the balcony just as we passed under the Golden Gate Bridge!