Norwegian Star Review

4.0 / 5.0
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Nice cruise for the masses; not perfect my any means

Review for the Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Star
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2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: May 2019
Cabin: Mini-Suite with Balcony

Food and service at the Le Bistro was very poor. So much so that we complained and were offered a free return visit, but we chose to not even waste an evening trying again. On the other hand, Cagney's was excellent and we ate there twice. The "included" meals were maybe a small step above institutional...not much to brag about.

The menu at the "Irish Pub" was very limited and, no surprise, the place was almost always a ghost town. Someone needs to look at what your typical "brew pub" in America looks like in terms of offerings and decor, and re-brand it accordingly, including a greatly expanded menu. For some specific feedback, I had the "Buffalo" wings; but they must have mixed the Buffalo Sause with the Asian Sause because they came sweet and syrupy (or maybe they're just the same sauce).

The Fitness Center was maintained at too warm a temperature. The aerobic equipment was a cheap off-brand focused more on the electronics and display than quality of the equipment. Every piece I tried, I found the movement/body motion to be unnatural, and, due to their light weight, they couldn't hold-up to my rigorous activity level and 200 pound weight (wobbled wildly). One elliptical kept freezing and had to be restarted (power on/off) several times by the attendant.

Cabin Review

Mini-Suite with Balcony

The room (Mini-Suite) was generally comfortable with the following exceptions:

- The bed was like a "W" because it was two hard and misshapen twin beds pushed together.

- The sofa bed was hard as a rock and very uncomfortable to sit-on. We never folded it out to see if it was better for sleeping than the "W" main bed.

- It was very awkward using the closet safe when you actually had clothes hanging there because it was installed sideways in the closet.

- The light switches were inconsistent (some were snap-to-on and others were spring-back) and poorly located.

But the large amount of negative air flow out of the bathroom was very impressive...humidity and/or odor cleared very quickly.

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