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Norwegian Star Cruise Line
Norwegian Star Cruise Review
Mexican Riviera
Rho
Age: 51
Occupation: job specialist
Number of Cruises: 6
Sailing Date: January 28th, 2006
This was our 6th cruise- 3 with NCL. We chose NCL again because we love
Freestyle dining and the itinerary to Acapulco. We decided to make the best of
things after they changed the itinerary- taking away Acapulco. After a long,
unorganized embarkment...we finally arrived in our cabin. It was roomy (for two
of us) and had a balcony. (Unfortunately, our neighbor smoked his cigar on his
balcony rendering ours useless for several hours a day.)
The room was not clean. It was dusty, and dirty. The bed linens smelled like BO.
It was obvious that no one had vacuumed under the bed for a long time (where we
stored our luggage.) The frig area smelled of mold as it was growing due to a
bad drain. Overall room--D
It is very obvious that NCL prefers cruisers to patronize their specialty dining
rooms (with surcharges) as the food in the regular dining room was the worst I
have ever had on a cruise. The buffets were even worse. Very skimpy. Coffee-
worst EVER! Alcohol/Beer VERY expensive!! All desserts were tasteless-except
chocolate chip cookies in kid's line! Another plus...ice cream cones were great
if you like kiwi and raisins. Overall Food--C-
The entertainment on this cruise was really bad...EXCEPT for the Elton John
Tribute...it was the highlight! The so-called comedian Dave Keenan(? I think his
name was) was terrible; old stale jokes-skip him. The outdoor band was very
dull. The dance company was OK... but once is enough! No other unique shows
...same old routine magic show, Newlywed game, Bingo for 30 or 40 bucks, art
auctions! B O R I N G! Overall Entertainment-D
On the plus side: The weather was great. Really enjoyed the chocoholic
buffet. Like that the cabins had soap and shampoo dispensers. Had plenty of pool
towels available...(although the salt-water pool was about 40 degrees)
Overall, I think this experience has forced us to look into a different vacation
experience--no more cruises for awhile!
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