A disappointing cruise

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 29

Review summary

I was very underwhelmed with this cruise. The food in the restaurants that were included with the fare was gross. I had better dorm food when I was in college. There were 8 restaurants that you had to pay between $10-25 per person to go to. The food there was not very good either. The steaks in the main dining hall were approx 1/4 inch thick and tough. They served the exact same menu everyday. I was also extremely annoyed at the staff member that stood at every entrance/exit to dining halls and said "washy washy happy happy" and sprayed a hand sanitizer on my hands whether I wanted it or not. They were very pushy and it was very off putting. There were numerous wall mounted sanitizing stations that I could have used instead of being accosted by the staff. For the above reasons I will NEVER cruise on NCL again. The views from our balcony were great, but unfortunately we were unable to go to Juneau due to a propeller issue with the ship. They refunded 1/7 of our cruise fare in the form of onboard credit. Then they had the nerve to try to charge me a fee to use that credit in the casino. Instead I decided to have the money refunded to my credit card. The staff was constantly trying to nickel and dime us for everything. The onboard events that interested us required a fee. We were very unsatisfied with this cruise and will not use NCL in the future. The onboard events that were free were clearly meant for an older crowd. For example, there were several seminars on how to deal with arthritis, chronic back pain, non surgical face lifts, hip pain, etc.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

Entertainment

Service and Staff

Ship Quality

Cabin / Stateroom

Ports of call

Victoria, British Columbia

Skagway, Alaska

Seattle, Washington

Ketchikan, Alaska

Pros: The views from the balcony

Cons: The food was terrible

Recommends Norwegian Pearl? No.

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