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Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Norwegian Pearl

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 31, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10082

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Overall NCL is a great value cruise line.  Service is great, it's clean and their general food is good.  Their entertainment needs some improvement - same comedian performed multiple nights and wasn't very funny, many singers are no better than karaoke and some events haven't changed in years, which gets old.  The food was mostly good, but my worst meal came from a specialty restaurant. My advise is not to waste your money one their speciality Resturants - they are not worth it.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Specialty isn't as good as the main dining room.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
They really need new activities. I've been cruising for 20+ years and some things never change and really need to.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Needs an overhaul and improvements.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

1 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

3 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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3 Comments

cw96822    8 years ago

Took the Pearl in July. I enjoyed the food in the Garden Cafe. I liked the fact they occasionally had Indian cuisine. It was a nice change from what I normally go for on cruises.

MrChocoholic    8 years ago

I guess my expectations were low, set aboard Sky, that was more style than Carnival. The Pearl was nicer, better service and about the same food on Sky. We did try the Bistro on Sky, but I skipped the for-fee dining on Pearl. 

jetsvettes    8 years ago

Last time I was on the Pearl it did not meet my expectations. Senior crew and entertainers migrate to the newest ships. Older ships seem a bit neglected.

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