This ship is just not comfortable. Firstly our outside cabin was very small and required the double bed to be separated to have any room at all. Also there was no comfortable lounge in the cabin as there usually is, ...

Sail Date March 2017

Boynton Beach, FL Cruiser

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

India to Dubai Experience on NCL

Norwegian Star

Asia

We chose this cruise only for the ports of calls. We have had less than stellar experience with NCL in the past but thought we would try them again. Only to confirm our thoughts of NCL not the choice of cruise lines ...

Sail Date March 2017

dinc

3 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

NCL sails a broken ship until it finally died

Norwegian Star

Asia

We planned this cruise for over a year. We saved so we could afford it and enjoy seeing the Far East side of the World and we booked back to back cruises to continue on the ship for the Australia/New Zealand ...

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Sail Date January 2017

GLENCOVE1

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

STRANDED ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

Norwegian Star

Asia

We flew all the way from New York for this cruise, which was supposed to take us from Singapore to Hong Kong, via numerous stops in Thailand and Vietnam. Instead, the ship lost an azipod as we were pulling out of ...

Sail Date December 2016

ernie4142

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Slow boat to nowhere

Norwegian Star

Asia

Have cruised NCL several times before with few problems. Wanted to see Australia and New Zealand. The ship lost one of its two engines in early December. NCL never informed us of this. I found out from on line ...

Sail Date January 2017

bamaguy

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Slow Boat From China - NCL Star - HK to Sydney - 1/16/17

Norwegian Star

Asia

We chose this cruise for the new and exciting ports of call on the original itinerary. However, in Dec 2016, the NCL Star had one engine problem forcing them to drop Ho Chi Min City and Bangkok from the itinerary. ...

Sail Date January 2017

Pompey John

1 Review Written

13 Helpful Votes

Disappointing Golden Anniversary Cruise

Norwegian Star

Asia

We joined the ship in Hong Kong having selected this cruise as a special holiday to celebrate our golden wedding anniversary. We had already been advised that two ports of call were cancelled because of an Azipod ...

Sail Date January 2017

Alan157

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Pluses and Minuses

Norwegian Star

Asia

We had experienced one cruise previously, on the Jewel, so that is all I can compare to. Despite several itinerary changes due to a failed azipod drive, more days at sea, no Thai stop and no website excursions, ...

Sail Date January 2017

MGBark

2 Reviews Written

14 Helpful Votes

NCL Lies and Miscommunication

Norwegian Star

Asia

We have cruised aboard the NCL Star before and this cruise had the usual friendly yet often terrible service. Even in the specialty restaurants NCL expected one server to serve our party of ten along with another ...

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Sail Date January 2017

intrepidone

10 Reviews Written

55 Helpful Votes

Cruise ruined despite best efforts of crew.

Norwegian Star

Asia

We chose this cruise based solely on itinerary. We have a dozen cruises on NCL which we prefer because of its informality and its short, port heavy itineraries. And the food quality, presentation and choices have ...

Sail Date January 2017

creative critic

1 Review Written

12 Helpful Votes

Below Average

Norwegian Star

Asia

Really not a lot to laud about NCL's Asia cruise on the Star. First, the Star itself is an antiquity, particularly when compared with any vessel in Royal Caribbean's fleet, and I'm being truly objective. The Star ...

Sail Date January 2017

stevechinfs

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Singapore to Hong Kong 11 nights dec.11th 2016. Mixed experiences

Norwegian Star

Asia

This was my second cruise with Norwegian. We went to the cruise terminal in Singapore around 2 PM and had to wait in line for 3.5 hours before we could check in. It was chaos and the people that were doing the ...

Sail Date December 2016

coppertree77

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Never again

Norwegian Star

Asia

Just got back from 21 day cruise on Norwegian Star Dubai to Singapore. Here are my thoughts and observations. 1. Great itinerary from Dubai, UAE/Oman, down the west cost of India, Sri Lanka. Malaysia, Phuket to ...

Sail Date November 2016