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Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Norwegian Pearl

Sail date: October 18, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9162

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

Norwegian runs a very user friendly cruise with very good food, service and entertainment served in a comfortable and casual manner.  The management is somewhat unfocused at times yet overall this was a very good cruise.  I would definitely consider choosing Norwegian again.   

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was exactly what was expected for a cruise cabin.

Ship tip

The Sunner Palace offers a different menu nightly and reservations are not really needed. There is no reason to pay for specialty restaurants.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Cruise Gatun Lake And Panama Canal

5 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
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3 Comments

Kasey0312    8 years ago

Thank you asjz81 for your review and thank you MrChocoholic for mentioning the Russian Czar theme in the Summer Palace.  WE love Russian themes.

MrChocoholic    9 years ago

Did you notice the Russian Czar theme to the Summer Palace MDR? Paintings of Nicholas, Alexandra and the kids, along with the faux-Faberge eggs along the stairway banister? Glad you mentioned the place because I was totally pleased with it myself, including the Liberace wannabee at the piano. Could not believe how empty it was every night I ate there, so service was prompt and the food was always at the right temperature. You're pretty smart. 

glomarrone    9 years ago

Sometimes the problems at embarkation are due to the port not the cruise line.  One time we waited for 45 minutes in a line of cars trying to access the terminal.  The port did not have enough handlers working and those that were onthe job were unhappy being overworked.  This was not the cruiseline's fault but they got the flak for the delay.

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