Norwegian Star Reviews

The crew were exceptionally friendly and made the cruising experience all the better. Meals were of very good quality and there was a wide variety from which to choose.

Excellent cruise. Brilliant ship, crew, food, entertainment. Absolutely no complaints at all

The ncl star was a very comfortable ship which in places could do refurbishing and having more space to sit and enjoy it. The cabins were comfortable and had good sized bathrooms . If anything in the cabins could do with is freshening up a bit. Food good in the main dining rooms and excellent in the speciality restaurants we used . There could be better entertainment on board with a Broadway show on,also the Theatre seats needs to be looked at as very tight squeeze and no drinks holders which on your other ncl ships you have. But all in all the ship was very good and would go on it again in the future, as it's a smaller Capacity ship than some of your others. So my overall rating would be 11 out of 10 .

Just OK. Thought Norwegian was supposed to be above average, but it wasn't anything special. Very little entertainment, although what shows they had were very good. Food was pretty good. Service was generally excellent.

Food was varied, good choice and quality. There were no formal nights on board the ship and although they had a dress code for the main restaurant and speciality dining the dress code was not enforced. An example of this is that you had a man in swimming attire and towels wrapped around him, being served a drink in the mojito bar at 10. 00pm at night, also people wearing baseball caps and shorts in the speciality dining room even though the dress code said no shorts or hats! No good bars on an evening for a quiet drink. The Whiskey bar would have been great but they had Karaoke every night which was not the space for it!! Entertainment from the guest performers was excellent but the 12 strong show cast only did two full stage shows in 16 nights so it felt like we were on their holiday. Itinerary was changed after booking which meant two more sea days which was very disappointing. There was not a lot of varied activities/ entertainment on the sea days to keep things interesting. Not sure at this stage if I would want to do another Norwegian cruise. You couldn’t fault the staff they were always friendly, professional and couldn’t do enough for you.

I travelled on The Norwegian Star to Antarctica 2nd February 2025. Cruise had far too many sea days. Main cafe garden restaurant there was a variety buffet that covered all. Travellers, however food was bland. Plenty of good entertainment. We did not encounter penguins or whales. We were unable to visit the Falklands due to weather conditions and there was a passenger that suffered a medical episode so we had to return to port after 2 hours and this hindered the excursion for the next port visit. Antarctica was the best thing I have ever encountered in my life.

Brilliant Time

We loved our time on the Norwegian Star. The crew are wonderful and look after you so well. The shows, lectures and itinerary worked well. The only negative and not the fault of the ship is that we couldn't go to the Falkland Island due to the sea conditions. It is like being on a floating hotel, unpack once and the adventure begins. Thank you for the memories and the great time we had.

An amazing time on the Norwegian Star to Antarctica! Great food and entertainment, the team onboard are great and friendly! The ship is clean and offers a generous size cabin. Great ports and excursions offered. An amazing opportunity to see Antarctica! We booked flights, hotels and transfers through Iglu and everything ran smoothly.

The excursions on board were horrendously expensive. If not on a drinks package drinks were very expensive, as was specialised dining. The entertainment was passable but we had the same singer twice in 4 days and the magician was awful. Rooms were good and clean, it was good to have shower doors and not a curtain. Service everywhere was extremely good. Specialists on board for the Antarctica were excellent, approachable and very knowledgeable.