NCL Star Photowalk/Review (Jan 15-22)

[knitlady037]

Thanks for the great pics! the last one shows a great view of our corner suite! Can't wait!!

[GateGuardian]

Thank you for the pictures. Did you take any of the Bridge? What did you think of the staff?

 

I have a few from the bridge, but that is on Day 6 :) The staff was great. No complaints about them.

[GateGuardian]

Day 2 - Sea Day, Monday Jan 16

 

Didn't take many pics today. Spent the whole day soaking in the sun.

 

 

We went to Versailles for breakfast because we were not in a hurry to get off the ship. For breakfast, I had the eggs benedict and the yogurt. The yogurt was straight out of the plastic containers from the Market Cafe and the eggs benedict was kind of tasteless.

 

[GateGuardian]

For dinner, we went to Endless Summer.

 

Tortilla Chips and dips - sorry I havn't had chips in days and was really hungry before I took the picture :D

 

Don't remember the name of this soup:

 

We had the lobster taco and beef fajitas for entry. the fajitas was pretty good. Not a big fan of the lobster taco though. It was made properly, it just wasn't for me.

 

[toonces95]

Great pictures! I am going 3/4 and can't wait!:)

[GateGuardian]

More Sea day pics

A bit windy, but the weather was great!

[GateGuardian]

Day 3 - Roatan - Tuesday January 17

 

 

 

We docked in Roatan at around 9am. It was pouring rain on and off every half hour. We had originally booked an excursion to Maya Key. However, due to the weather, we decided to cancel it. Because we booked through the cruise, we were able to the get money back in ship credit

 

 

[GateGuardian]

We went to the Market Cafe for breakfast. We were greeted by a smiling staff sanitizing our hands and chanting us the signature "washy washy happy happy" lines

 

The quality/taste of the food in the Market Cafe is the same as Versailles IMHO, but it's much faster to pick up the food in the buffet and waiting for it in the MDR. Also I prefer the buffet because I can portion the amount of food I want.

 

The buffet does get busy, but the trick is to go the very end of the buffet because for some reason no one goes there. Both sides of the buffet are open for breakfast, but each sides have two stations, so there is essentially 4 lines to the breakfast buffet. Most people line up to the closest one near the door. If you walk all the way to the end, there is not line up. The only thing missing in that station is made to order omelette. For breakfast, drinks includes coffee, Lipton hot tea with different flavours, hot chocolate, apple juice, orange juice, cranberry juice, ice tea, choc milk and white milk.

 

 

We walked around the port for an hour, but it was still pouring rain so we didn't do much. There were some local craft and a jewelery store, which was the same one on the ship and offer the similar items at the same price.

[GateGuardian]

Off in the distance, we saw the MSC Poesia coming in. They were tendering to Roatan

 

The welcoming party

[GateGuardian]

Hiding under the cover from the rain

 

A rainy morning on the deck:

 

The outdoor buffet which servers hotdogs and burgers. It is opened from 12pm-5pm

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Parking lot where all the bus/vans are loaded/unloaded:

 

The Poesia was using its lifeboats to tender passengers to the pier

 

Night time in Roatan before leaving

 

For dinner, we went to Cagney’s. I forgot to take a picture of my steak, but here is a picture of my half eaten crab cakes and desert sampler :P I liked the steak and Cagney fries, but nothing spectacular.

 

[GateGuardian]

Sorry, I wrote in the post the buffet is called Market Cafe, but it is supposed to be called Garden Cafe.

[mrbill62]

Great pictures. What kind of camera and what lens did you use?

[Nightengale212]

Great photo review!!! Hubby and I will be doing this cruise in March also in a Deck 11 minisuite. Looking forward to more of your great review :)

[fergusonvt]

Thanks for all the pic! I can't wait. Your first shows a great view of our upcoming aft PH. Did I say I can't wait!

[GateGuardian]

Great pictures. What kind of camera and what lens did you use?

 

I didn't bring a DSLR, brought a DSC-HX100v this time

[jojomay]

I'm really enjoying your pics. We go on the same cruise in March and I'm getting more excited looking at your photos!

[GateGuardian]

Great pictures. What kind of camera and what lens did you use?

 

I did not bring a DSLR on this trip. I used a Sony DSC HX-100V

 

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Cyber-Shot-DSC-HX100V-Digital-Vario-Tessar/dp/B004H8FND0

[wrestlemom]

so far great pictures thanks for sharing we will be on the star for the first time in June, we have been on the Dawn and Gem looking forward to the Star

[JMHAM1]

We leave on the Star Sunday and my days at work are getting longer and longer. The pics are lifting my spirits!!

[GateGuardian]

Day 4 - Belize City, Belize - Wednesday January 18

 

 

Today, we arrived in Belize. This was the only port of call where we had to tender to shore. We decided not to pick up any tender tickets and just wait until the boats were opened up for everyone.

 

We were anchored behind the Norwegian Spirit. Belize is located behind the Spirit.

 

[GateGuardian]

Tender

 

 

 

 

We walked around the terminal, but there were not much to see besides some shops, so we went back to the ship for lunch after about an hour walking around.

 

 

[GateGuardian]

For lunch, we ate at the Garden Cafe (buffet)

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Buy 5 Get 1 Free Beer deal. If you flip the bucket around, it becomes a helmet

:D:D:D

 

In the evening, we ate at Aqua. We went at 7:30 and did not have to wait for a table. I had the Broccoli Bisque and the Pork Loin.

[GateGuardian]

Don't remember if we left first or the Spirit left first, but we saw it again in Cozumel.