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Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Norwegian Pearl

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 23, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11137

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

We had a great time overall. We loved Juneau - the Mendenhall Glacier was spectacular. We took the White Pass Train in Skagway. It was so beautiful! Perfect weather too!  It was foggy in Glacier Bay but did get to see the Glaciers and one mountain goat as well as some tails of whales! It was rainy in Ketchikan but we basically just did some shopping. Rained all the way to Victoria. But cleared after dinner and we took a bus downtown where the shops were open late. So beautiful with all the city lights. The negatives were the smoky smell in the theater so that I (am allergic to cigarette smoke) could not attend but one of the shows. They also charge for the rockwall and the bowling and some other things including a tour of the ship. I felt like we had paid enough to go let alone having to pay for a bunch of other things as well. The dining facilities were most of the time overcrowded especially the Garden Café. There are a lot of things to do onboard and the staff was nice. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Some of the entertainment was suggestive and we had a lot of children onboard.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
The room is pretty small. But was fine for our needs. The biggest plus was our stateroom steward. He was beyond nice. He even found a vase for my moms flowers we brought on the ship.

Ship tip

Eating places changed their hours at different ports or days. Check your daily paper.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

vashti42    9 years ago

did they actually let people smoke in the theater or was it coming from. the casino? I am also allergic to smoke so this concerns me

glomarrone    9 years ago

It is a shame that there was a charge for the tour of the ship.  I can understand how your felt about the several extra charges.  Glad, though, that the cruise went well.  Thanks for posting.

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