Norwegian Star Review

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Once in a Blue Moon, the perfect way to end the decade

Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Norwegian Star
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cowtowngals
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Dec 2009
Cabin: Mid-Ship Inside
Traveled with children

My 17 year old daughter and I just returned from our first cruise and first trip to the Mexican Riviera. It was by far the best vacation we have ever taken.

The trip got off to a shaky start but the only blame for this falls on the guy who tried to blow up a plane 24 hours before our departure. Increased security due to the Christmas Day incident delayed our flight by over three hours. When we arrived at LAX I full expected to be told we would be meeting the ship in Cabo San Lucas on Monday, but we pleasantly surprised to discover otherwise. NCL knew flights would be delayed and were waiting for the 10 people on our flight and we picked up another 8 that came in on another delayed flight. Ships departure was delayed slightly to accommodate us (although we were all checked in with about an hour to go) but there was one last group they were waiting for (who made it as well). Check in was the only time we did not have smiling, friendly service. The girl who checked us in did not crack a smile once and was all business. I am going to give her the benefit of the doubt that she dealt with a lot of stressed people that day if they had all gone through the searches, pat downs and delays we faced. After that we stopped for a quick boarding photo, which was not as painful in the least. Then on to the Star!!!! We were greeted by a crew member with champagne for me and orange juice for my daughter.

We had an inside cabin on Deck 11. The cabin was very clean and met our needs. I was amazed with the amount of space we had with the drawers and closet to unpack our things. Our suitcases fit nicely under the bed so we had room to manoeuvre nicely. Our cabin stewards, Rod and Marilyn were amazing. They introduced themselves to us as we were heading for dinner our first night. They asked where we were from and chatted with us about the ship docking in Vancouver for the Olympics (the crew are all very excited about this from various conversations we had with different crew members throughout the trip). Every time we passed them in the hall they would stop and say hello. Rod even stopped to chat with us in Puerto Vallarta when we ran into in port when he was on his own time off the ship.

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