Kiddie cruise from hell

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Norwegian Pearl

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 26, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9546

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We spent our time on board stumbling over kids which made up about 30% of the passengers. Paid up for an outside balcony stateroom and every time we tried to enjoy it, we were chased inside do to the noisy family next door. The staff was excellent as is the ship. Food was about average with the buffet being about the same as your local Golden Coral. Thank god for the premium drink package. Our highlight was the helicopter excursion and exploration to a glacier, but rather than take a cruise, we could have flown to Juneau and accomplished that for a lot less money while avoiding the circus. What next, people on board with their pets?   

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
weather was a factor with too much time at sea

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
Way too many on board and too many at evening shows

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
clean but small. couldn't use balcony as the family next door were always there and very loud,

Ship tip

I think this trip may have been better if taken the first week in September when all the US kids are back in school, however we had numerous foreign passengers on board with children too.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

3 out of 5
Been there, done that. But a must see. Pikes market and the little known "underground" tour.

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5
If you're a hiker, take the tram up and hike the mountain top trails.

Skagway, Alaska

1 out of 5
4 blocks of jewelry and junk shops and you seen and walked the whole town

Cruise Glacier Bay

3 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

1 out of 5
Bigger than Skagway but more of the same. Raincoat is a must.

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
A beautiful city but not enough time to explore
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3 Comments

Johngold    8 years ago

Seattle is a great spot. I agree the underground city is a must. I know that quite a number of years ago the located a new area and expanding the tour a bit.

The sailing date you indicated would be an ideal time  to cruise with kids. Your TA should have advised you. Kids are just out of school. almost as bad as spring break in Fla.

deboftheseas    8 years ago

I agree, but next time, search out for cabins on either side to see if they are triple and quad occupancy, that's what I do

tracydamron    8 years ago

If you went in the summer, you should have expected lots of kids to be on board.

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