We (2 married couples) thought we'd give NCL's "free-styling Cruises" a try since, after the cruise we were doing a month long car trip thru the Czech Republic and Germany and didn't want to use up valuable trunk space with a suitcase or two of "dressy" clothes. The ship-Norwegian Star is beyond repair. It should be scrapped. Dirty, ripped upholstery in the theater and on the seats in every bar/lounge we went to. The food was AWFUL. We got the same menu every night-the left hand side never changed and the right side only changed 2-3 items every night. The desserts were tasteless-after the first night I never bothered to order any...and Buddy-The Cake Boss-is, according to NCL's advertising on the ship, the new provider of all the dessert recipes. If this is true-I would never bother going to his bake shop in New Jersey. The bedding was worn and tired looking...the only bright spot was the crew. They were very friendly and, if asked to do something, were very helpful. I have already removed myself from NCL's email list, as has our friends. We all agree-never cruise with them again! As for the nightly shows-who wants to see an acrobat show every night?? There were only 2 musical shows-both decent-and the woman singer from Scotland was very good.
Room was tired and old. The entire ship needs to be scrapped-NOT refurbished!