The Very Tired Pearl

Item: Norwegian Pearl
Rating: 3
Author: froggyobx

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

froggyobx

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

Sail date: December 10, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9546

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This ship needs to either be docked or upgraded. Rusty and needing paint. Its a sad little boat with very cramped quarters and extremely poor bedding.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Ship tip

The worse meal ever was Mexican night. For what ever reason almost everything was spicy.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

Cruise Gatun Lake And Panama Canal

5 out of 5

Colon, Panama

5 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

1 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

6 Comments

MrChocoholic 8 years ago

Either this proves that there's really no such thing as consistent, that ships can have an "off night" like anyone else. There were flaws on the Pearl for sure during my cruise last year, as there have been on every ship I've ever been on. I haven't been on NCL since, but if their quality has gone down in a year, I'm not sure I want to find out the extent.

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TanyaHansford 8 years ago

I was on the Pearl with my sister in September and LOVED it! The ship was beautiful and spotless (I didn't see any rust at all) I have also cruised with Disney, Princess, and Celebrity in the past. We enjoyed the Pearl so much that we just booked to sail on her again to Alaska in July.

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amberleeub 8 years ago

I hope it is a good ship I am going for the Dec 31st cruise to Panama canal. I am excited as hell for the trip.

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sweetliberty13 8 years ago

is there Mexican food that isn't spicy? My personal wish is that the newer ships would expand their itineraries. It seems that most of them nestle in the Western Caribbean or Bahamas.

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caseymccune 8 years ago

even the suits will be "cramped" to some people, but it does depend on how much $$ you spend. these are ships not hotels everything is smaller......

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guiebe 8 years ago

Yikes! I was excited to board in 3 days for New Years Eve.

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