We saw this trip and figured it would round out what we wanted to see in South American. There was some concern as the messages on CC said there was a possible problem with the ship's engines on the previous voyage (reverse of this one). Not sure of the real story but we had no problem and ship ran fine. Overall the cruise was enjoyable except for the problem with our cabin (see below) and with eating and public spaces..

NCL reconfigured the Star to increase the number of cabins by taking out the forward Spinnaker Lounge which had a great view. Most of the other public spaces had no windows so the only way to enjoy the scenery was either outside on good weather day or to sit in the Garden Cafe buffet. They also converted the La Cucina restaurant that sat next to the Garden cafe into a teen's area. So when meal times come you could sit on the outside decks in good weather day which at the bottom of South America were spotty or in the Cafe. Of course many people would camp out in the cafe as the only place for viewing the landscape which was part of the itinerary (glaciers, fjords, etc.). Basically it was near impossible to find tables. Had to walk around for several minutes with food in your hands. People were eating on stairways or anyplace else they could find. With La Cucina gone as an overflow, it was a mess. Whoever redesigned the ship needs to get another job. We ate dinners in the restaurants or O'Sheehan's and avoided the seating problems and order the complementary breakfast in our cabin.

Overall we would never book on the Star.