Sunday, February 07, 2010

NCL Star Good things, Observations, Disappointments & Suggestions:

Good Things & Observations

The farther we get from land, the darker it gets and the brighter the stars get.

We learned that 2 people can share 268 square feet with certain alterations of personal procedures, which mainly being one person can’t hog the bathroom.

Food is excellent except for French fries at The Grill.

Professional and enjoyable entertainment

Disappointments, etc.

Our cabin is between 2 smokers making our balcony useless at times.

Bathtub stopper difficult to use.

Room steward just told us about the door ‘wheel’; turn it for “do not disturb”, “make up the room”, etc.

Bed linens are very good quality, but they are noisy. I’m not used to sheets that make so much noise when turning over. Wish they had a light blanket instead of a duvet; they are too warm.

Our steward didn’t give us a mini-fridge price list until day 10.

We purchased the 12 wine bottles to take advantage of the 20% discount. Wish we had known that the restaurant would save opened bottles for the next day. We probably wouldn’t have bought the 12 bottles. The bucket of beer is a good deal (6 for the price of 5).

Tipping policy at specialty restaurants is confusing. We finally agree that if the service is good, we will tip a few extra dollars. Right or wrong, it’s our policy.

Wish the port talks were really about the ports and not just about emeralds and diamonds.

It would be nice if they turned down the music when the Captain is giving his “report of the day”.

The movies at the cinema and on the TV are good quality just wish there were more of them. Two weeks requires more than 7 or 8 movies. It would also be nice if they played different music on more channels on the TV such as jazz or classical, big band, etc. Glad we brought an IPOD and plug in player.

The photos are too expensive; $12.99 for an 8 x 6? Portrait service might be a good deal though.

Wish they had a better way to wait for the front desk other than line up down the hall.

Front desk needs to be aware of shuttle procedures.

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