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Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America
12 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: October 23, 2016
Ship: Norwegian Pearl
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 8512
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
My favorite part was the Panama Canal crossing. It was an amazing experience,
I loved the landscape of the place and in the tech side, the complexity of the engineering was mind bugling.
Loved the history of Cartagena also, the old city with it's walls and the fort was reminiscence of my Old San Juan with it's old Spaniard culture.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
I like the summer place with a good diversity of dishes. I did try the Lotus Garden and that was ok. Too much sugar on their food, I did mentioned this to them. The 2nd time there I paid for a sea bass dish which was ok.
Ports of call
Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)
4 Comments
glomarrone 7 years ago
anamurray77, I have been through full transits of the Panama Canal three times & in both directions east to west and west to east. Each one was as exciting as the last. I will probably sail again with another full transit next year. Looking forward to yet another transit. It is always exciting and educational. I learn new information each time.
glomarrone 7 years ago
Can't add much to this conversation since I have never sailed on this ship. However, people do have different experiences on the same ship. My sister and I had cabin right next to each other. My steward was absolutely wonderful. Hers was new to the ship, forgot to give her the activity sheet each day, disembarkation and luggage tags never arrived in her stateroom nor was ice delivered. Her cabin was the last one to be made up each morning and her bathroom amenities were not restocked unless she left reminders. She also didn't received half of the invitations that she should have received. She was not a happy camper. I loved the very same cruise.
ctav 7 years ago
You know, I hate reviews like this one that provides NO illustrations or examples of reasons to complain. How you can compare the interior design of cabins on Pearl to say...Carnival Elation or Sensation or ANY other "old" ship dating from the 90s? Just because you don't "like" it? Got a problem with wood laminate? As for the pricing of shore excursions, NCL's are priced according the maxim: get the most you can out of the tourist. JUST LIKE EVERY CRUISE LINE! Wow, I'm surprised at your review, and wonder if I was on the same ship as you.
I read some other reviews for the same ship for same cruise and they were all positive. IDK!!
MrChocoholic 7 years ago
You know, I hate reviews like this one that provides NO illustrations or examples of reasons to complain. How you can compare the interior design of cabins on Pearl to say...Carnival Elation or Sensation or ANY other "old" ship dating from the 90s? Just because you don't "like" it? Got a problem with wood laminate? As for the pricing of shore excursions, NCL's are priced according the maxim: get the most you can out of the tourist. JUST LIKE EVERY CRUISE LINE! Wow, I'm surprised at your review, and wonder if I was on the same ship as you. Check out my videos and see if your experience mirrors mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6D7uj1nR3c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO9NrFlItA0&t=59s