Norwegian Star Review
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This was our first cruise on NCL and to tell you the truth we were very nervous about it. We had read some not so great things, but were going to go into with with a positive attitude....any vacation is better than no vacation. How bad could it really be??
We live in Southern Ca so we did not have to worry about flying into LAX or finding transportation to the pier. We did use Zippy Shuttle to go from our house to the pier and he was on time and very friendly with a better price than his competitors.
We arrived at the pier around 12:15 and gave our bags and case of water to the porter with a tip to make sure our bags made it to the ship. We then were instructed to go into the terminal, fill out our sick or not sick paper, went through security and were placed into various lines to check in. This is one of the few not so pleasant parts of our cruise. We stood in line in San Pedro for over an hour before it was our turn to check in. We have never stood in line that long in all of our 10 cruises...it was quite frustrating. Once we got to the front of the line and it was our turn to check in, it literally took us 4 minutes and we were done. It was at this point we realized that we were surrounded by a very large group of foreign travelers that did not speak English and that's why it was taking so long.
Cabin Review
Mid-Ship Balcony
Our cabin was 9658 and was a connecting cabin to 9060. We traveled with another couple so it was nice to open the door when we wanted and close it when we wanted. We loved the separate poop room so I could shower while hubby did his business. The cabin was laid out nicely but seemed a bit smaller than other balcony cabins we have stayed in on other lines. The bed was not very comfortable but the pillows were great. It would be nice if they updated the T.V.'s to something bigger and not so old. We did not incur any noise from other cabins or hear any music from anywhere. The only noises we had to deal with was the loud creaking of the cabin when we were in 12-18 foot swells for 3 days. Just bring ear plugs and you should be fine. We would stay in the same room again for sure!