Norwegian Cruise Line - Star Reviews

I took the Norwegien Star to Alaska from Seattle. I was happy that NCL offered a Saturday to Saturday cruise as I live in New York and the travel time to get across the country is 6-8 hours, plus then the 3 hour time difference.

 The boat was beautiful, all of the same places as on the Dawn - so on a boat that big it's nice to already know the names of places and what they are about from having been on another NLC boat.

One difference that was both a pro and a con was that you had to pay for the use of the spa. OK, the obvious con - 20 bucks per day of use or 140 for the entire cruise if you join...

EMBARKATION - Getting on the ship was easy but disorganized. Passengers are required to fill our a short health questionnaire. NCL seems really serious about confining the norovirus and keeping their passengers safe and healthy. They even squirt down your hands with sanitizer before you get onboard. At the gangway, crew members greeted everyone with a complimentary glass of champagne or a mimosa. There was no assistance in finding your cabin.

CABIN - Our balcony cabin was on the small side and never felt very clean. It was more cramped than other ships I've sailed on. The bathroom was especially...

DO NOT GO ON THIS SHIP. MY GRANDMOTHER WAS ON THIS SHIP AND SLIPPED BY THE POOL. THEIR STAFF REFUSED TO OPEN THE MEDICAL CENTER FOR HER. WHEN THEY WERE FINALLY FORCED TO THEY TOLD HER SHE SPRAINED HER ARM (WHEN SHE CLEARLY TOLD THEM IT WAS HER NECK AND NOT HER ARM THAT HURT) AND WOULD NOT TREAT HER ANY FURTHER, THEY LEFT HER FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITH A FRACTURED SPINAL CORD WHEN SHE WAS FINALLY OPERATED ON HER NECK WAS IN HER BACK AND SHE IS NOW ON LIFE SUPPORT AND MAY NOT MAKE IT.

WHEN THE BOAT DOCKED THEY WOULDNT EVEN LET HER OFF THE BOAT THEY TOLD US SHE WAS NOT A PRIORITY. DO NOT TAKE THIS...

For a first time cruiser, I didn't know what to expect of my cruise to Alaska.  I had some preconcieved ideas because of pictures I had seen or things that I had heard from friends.  The ship was huge and a little glitzy.  The state room (inside) was larger than I had imagined.  Not very big but had lots of storage. 

The staff was friendly and helpful.  I was impressed at how clean everything was.  There was 24 hour eating and the specialty restaurants were wonderful.  I was expecting mass quantities of fresh seafood which was nonexistant.  That was a big disappointment. 

Alaska was...

We just returned from a 7 day cruise to breathtaking Alaska as a gift to my son and god-son for their high school graduation.  I concur with others about the food quality - I felt like I was eating fast food or slightly better than what's offered in a school cafeteria.  We only dined in the cover charge restaurants twice - Le Bistro and Sushi Bar - both were excellent in quality, presentation and service....what I expected all our dining experiences to be like.  However, paying an additional $60 plus tip for one meal is too costly.  The staff in the buffet area and Blue Lagoon were so disorganized...

I took an Alaskan cruise on the Norweigan Star in June 2007.    This was a great cruise for a great price.   The cruise lasted 7 days and we flew in to Seattle the day before and stayed an extra day on the end of the trip.  I would highly recommend that approach.  It allowed us to have a no stress entry to the ship on cruise day and allowed for Seattle sight seeing  as well.   We did the tourist tours via a Greyhound tour and also did a boat tour.

The cruise itself was fantastic.  This was our first cruise (wife and I) and we had an oceanview room  On this curie that is a requirement.  ...