Two of us had a port balcony on this cruise.  This was our thrid cruise on NCL, and the best so far.  The May weather was beautiful cool and sunny, but not cold.  Our balcony had a great view and the port side gets less wind than starboard.  Our stewards, Maria and Ronald were efficient, and the service was adequate and friendly.  The cabin was very convenient: 10th deck right next to the midship elevators.The Star is showing her age.  Since it is scheduled for refurbishment in October, they are doing minimal to maintain it. Our thermostat, for instance, was stuck on maximum cold.  After complaining and freezing for several days, we finally asked for extra towels to stuff in the vent.  The shower worked poorly and the volume and temperature was impossible to adjust and maintain.We ate in the buffet and main dining rooms most meals.  We ate dinner once each in Endless Summer and Trotteria, but both were dissappointing.  We ate in Cagneys and Soho on other cruises, but these were not worth the money.  The pay dining venues seemed mostly empty on this cruise.  Stick to the buffet for fast multichoice dining and the dining rooms for sit-down service.  My main complaint about the food was that much of it was oversalted.The entertainment was about the average cruise-ship fare.  The best was Murry, the ventriloquist, which kept us laughing out of our chairs.  The lectures on Alaska were boring and poorly presented.One of the things we enjoy about cruising is dancing, and this was lacking on this cruise.  The dance band was fair and only played early in the evening.  After 10:30 the lounge was filled with loud disco music and a few of the younger crowd. NCL is really turning up the sell, sell, sell.  We ignored most of that and came out with a bill of only $281.00 at the end.The only tour we took was to Mendenhall Glacier (fascinating!).  The other towns we just walked the town.  We didn't even get off in Port Rupert.  The stop was 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.To me, the best thing about cruising is, well, cruising.  That I enjoyed immensely and it was a wonderful, relaxing vacation.