Rare SpainAlien Posted November 12, 2023 #1 Share Posted November 12, 2023 This post was recognized by LauraS! "Congrats on your first "Live from..." Thanks for generously sharing your time at sea with everyone at Cruise Critic! See your post featured on our: Click: Live Cruise Reports page.. . When you return, please consider submitting it to the site for publication as well: Click: Write a Review" SpainAlien was awarded the badge '"Live from...."' We boarded today in Lisbon, checkin was very smooth and quick. We went straight to O'Sheehans for lunch and had sausage sliders followed by beef chilli and a blue cheese burger, all very nice so we carried on to the apple pie and carrot cake. The carrot cake is definitely a winner but the apple pie was a little sour. We are in a deck 4 oceanview cabin which was ready when the announcement came over the speakers. Nice clean cabin with all the leaflets and tickets I would normally expect, shortly afterwards my chocolate strawberries arrived. All very good so far. We are having a little rest now but will go out around the ship later. BTW prime rib is on in the Garden Cafe tonight. If you have any Star related questions please let me know but we are at sea tomorrow and I don't have wifi. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare debenson0723 Posted November 12, 2023 #2 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Looking forward to your comments. Pricing out a South American cruise on the Star for January 2025 so am intested in the usual...condition of the ship, quality of the food and activities...any information will help.. Enjoy your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgrimduke Posted November 12, 2023 #3 Share Posted November 12, 2023 I'll be on the Star next year and am eager to hear about your experience. If you do specialty dining, I'm interested in your opinion on what was worthwhile. I'm also interested in how crowded various venues seem to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted November 12, 2023 #4 Share Posted November 12, 2023 When you have the time could you please post the list of the Officers both Bridge and Hotel? Thank you Have a wonderful cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie311 Posted November 13, 2023 #5 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Would love to see some of the dailies if you get a chance to post them. Enjoy your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russiamomm Posted November 13, 2023 #6 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Enjoy your trip! Looking forward to your comments were on the Star in May for 20 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tak8 Posted November 13, 2023 #7 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I'll be on the Star in May. Looking forward to your posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlynambrai Posted November 13, 2023 #8 Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) Also excited to see the dailies and hear about the activities on the ship! Thank you! I'd also love to hear about entertainment- I know one of the shows ended in October but I don't know if it was replaced with anything else. Edited November 13, 2023 by caitlynambrai add entertainment comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted November 15, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Here are the first four days of the Freestyle Daily. Our port call to Funchal was cancelled due to a pilot strike so today is our first port stop so far: Santa Cruz de Tenerife The ship is in generally good condition, there have been maintenance teams out revarnishing the railings on Deck 7, I haven't noticed any rusty areas and everything seems to be working correctly. Some of the carpets on the halfway landings between decks seem a bit worn but are not threadbare. The food is generally good but I miss the fillet steak at breakfast and lunch in Moderno and Cagney's (for suite guests) which is now NY Strip, it's just not the same. I also miss the hash browns as I don't like the breakfast potatoes Our room steward is Gerardo but he said to call him "Ding". He's really nice and taking good care of us. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkieQueen Posted November 15, 2023 #10 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Thanks for posting the dallies - we’re on the next cruise, so it’s great to see what’s going on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
step78 Posted November 15, 2023 #11 Share Posted November 15, 2023 We‘re on th TA too 🙂 nice to read this thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Cruising Posted November 16, 2023 #12 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Will you be stopping in Morocco? We were on the cruise ending Nov 12 when Agadir and Casablanca were cancelled. We received an email a few hours before embarkation Nov 1. No explanation - lots of theories, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugtech Posted November 16, 2023 #13 Share Posted November 16, 2023 51 minutes ago, Always Cruising said: Will you be stopping in Morocco? We were on the cruise ending Nov 12 when Agadir and Casablanca were cancelled. We received an email a few hours before embarkation Nov 1. No explanation - lots of theories, though. No explanation, shocking!!!! Get any $ for missing said ports, or are they blaming God? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted November 16, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted November 16, 2023 8 hours ago, Always Cruising said: Will you be stopping in Morocco? We were on the cruise ending Nov 12 when Agadir and Casablanca were cancelled. We received an email a few hours before embarkation Nov 1. No explanation - lots of theories, though. No, Morocco was cancelled a week before the cruise and we lost Madeira because of a pilot strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted November 16, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Delicious breakfast in Versailles this morning except they said that they don't serve Raisin Bran anymore so I got a very nice muesli instead The maintenance team were out painting the graphic on the front of the ship today, keeping her looking bright and vibrant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugtech Posted November 16, 2023 #16 Share Posted November 16, 2023 2 hours ago, SpainAlien said: No, Morocco was cancelled a week before the cruise and we lost Madeira because of a pilot strike Any reasons given for missing Morocco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Cruising Posted November 16, 2023 #17 Share Posted November 16, 2023 10 hours ago, mugtech said: No explanation, shocking!!!! Get any $ for missing said ports, or are they blaming God? Each cabin was given OBC of $100. Surprised it was that much.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted November 16, 2023 Author #18 Share Posted November 16, 2023 40 minutes ago, mugtech said: Any reasons given for missing Morocco? "As a proactive measurement relating to recent developments in the region " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Cruising Posted November 16, 2023 #19 Share Posted November 16, 2023 SpainAlien - what ports were substituted for Morocco? We had a sea day and an additional Canary Island substituted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted November 16, 2023 Author #20 Share Posted November 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, Always Cruising said: SpainAlien - what ports were substituted for Morocco? We had a sea day and an additional Canary Island substituted. We had a sea day followed by Portimao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
step78 Posted November 16, 2023 #21 Share Posted November 16, 2023 14 hours ago, Always Cruising said: Will you be stopping in Morocco? No morocco planned, Never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted November 20, 2023 Author #22 Share Posted November 20, 2023 We're back in port today so I've got internet again. We enjoyed a meat lovers pizza to share in La Cucina the other night and the following night we went back to use my Latitudes voucher where we both enjoyed mozarella caprese salad followed by fillet steak, the tiramisu was disappointing obviously made with synthetic cream rather than mascarpone. We have eaten in the Versailles dining room most of the time but also O'Sheehans and Garden Cafe. The food has generally been very good although not always to our taste being from the UK we are not used to so much sweetcorn or spinach lol. We went to the Band on the Run show which was a well put together show, the sound levels were off on some mics (some too loud, others too quiet) but overall it was enjoyable. The entertainment around the ship has been of a good quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted November 22, 2023 Author #23 Share Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) We were an hour late docking in Malaga today, I'm guessing that we were at the back of the queue behind Celebrity Infinity and MSC Seaview. Some folks were quite upset because they had full day excursions arranged to go to Granada. We went to Cagney's last night and honestly we were disappointed. The quality and presentation just wasn't as good as the MDR. I am attaching days 5-8 of the Freestyle Daily for your info Edited November 22, 2023 by SpainAlien 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted November 23, 2023 Author #24 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Please find below the last days Freestyle Dailies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted November 23, 2023 Author #25 Share Posted November 23, 2023 On 11/12/2023 at 7:41 PM, www3traveler said: When you have the time could you please post the list of the Officers both Bridge and Hotel? Thank you Have a wonderful cruise. Officers: Captain: Mario di Leo Chief Engineer: Renato Krpina Staff Captain: Divo Pulitika General Manager: Tony Winkler Cruise Director: Elizabeth Hackett F&B Director: Esteban Chorro Beverage Manager: Alphanso Robinson Restaurant Manager: Kerwin Miller Executive Chef: Noriel Alicaway Executive Housekeeper: Jude Pereira Guest Service Manager: Ana Maria Haza Shore Excursion Manager: Emir Didik Youth Program Manager: Jeanel Cindy Gabriel Cruise Next Manager: Camilo Castro Casino Manager: Edward Barrientos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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