Good glacier trip

Item: Norwegian Pearl
Rating: 4
Author: subwo

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

subwo

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 14, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 50555

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Great views of glaciers. Food and service great. Didn't take any onboard tours as they were way too expensive. Felt like I was in a production line as 4 cruise ships went from Port to Port. Towns had WiFi locked down so be prepared for that. Perhaps get a burner phone with prepaid data. Our cell phone provider had no service in Alaska. It was a challenge for a non drinker to drink alcohol to justify the gratuity charge for the ultimate beverage pkg (which is a misnomer as coffees, juices, and water are not covered).

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

More room than our inside cabin on Norwegian Star's HK to Sydney trip this past January. We at least could get out on each side of to bed. Asked room attendant for coffee maker and robe and received it.

Ship tip

Need to prepare for rich food after eating simply at home. I tried Indian and Asian food at buffet and ate in main dining room mostly.

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5

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2 Comments

djkolp 7 years ago

Yes, the bottled water is priced like champagne! On day two of our cruise, they placed a flyer in our cabin offering the bottled water at half price. We jumped all over that one! The big cruise ships can cost up to 1.4 billion dollars to build, and they have to sell over 90% of the cabins just to break even. So I didn't mind when a latte cost me $4

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CruisingMawsey 7 years ago

I agree. if you have the beverage package it should include everything - bottled water and specialty coffees. You can get a $10.00 cocktail but you have to pay for the specialty coffee

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