We chose this cruise for the intinery which was excellent. The embarkation was excellent and the places visited were excellent something for everyone. St Petersburg was beautiful and we were glad of the two days spent here very scenic lots to do and see. We pre booked our own tours as norweign trips are very expensive.all of the ports were thoroughly enjoyed. We also checked out all of the ports of call so we knew what we wanted to do. Our cabin was a very good size. The service was very good for the size of the ship and the amount of people on it. The entertainment was good Million dollar quartet & burn the floor were excellent. The free style dining did not work that well for us. We were told we couldn't pre book but only managed to get into chosen resteraunt twice. We were sent to alternatives however this involved a lot of waiting and walking. The Buffett is set out better than Norweign star and has tables for two.Would have liked more indoor seating for cold days at sea lots of passengers not enough seats. The disembarkation was a shambles grey 1 told to go back of the ship deck 6 no members of staff here filled up fast. An announcement made now go to floor 4 most of the lifts jammed packed and many did not go to floor 4 stairway also packed with people and luggage. This is the biggest chip we have been on and felt it was probably too big for our liking.