Wet and disappointing

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

ernienoska

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 20, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8558

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Was not impressed with Norwegian cruise ships (pearl & Pride). The dinning places are not too accessable . the Buffet on the Pearl was terrible. Not enough room to sit. the menu was very limited. The fruit was good. Probably will not take another Norwegian cruise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Buffets were terrible--no room to sit -food selection weak. Specialty dining was good.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

We were on the 8th floor which is a maze in the halls-left turns-right turns, ups & downs.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Better access to coffee bars & less alcohol bars.

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

2 out of 5

Rained 2 out the 3 ports. Excursions were of after we got out of the rain.

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Juneau, Alaska

2 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

3 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

2 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia Did not visit port

Not enough time

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

9 Comments

DFromATX 7 years ago

I often like to compare NCL, Royal, and Carnival ships and it seems like on all the Alaska cruise they use their older ships. I wonder why??

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mysticcruiser 7 years ago

@cruisersradd- your welcome , same reasons we did. Have fun 👍🏼😄

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cruisersrandd 7 years ago

Thank you mystic cruiser for the info we choose the trip because of the stops it sounded like a great trip

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mysticcruiser 7 years ago

@ernienoska- sorry your trip wasn't as good as you expected but try not to give up on NCL. As some of the others suggested try a newer ship. Hopefully you will cruise again, whether with NCL or another cruise line, and hoping that you will have an enjoyable time. Take care

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mysticcruiser 7 years ago

@cruisersrandd- We sailed on the Pearl for a Panama Canal trip in 2016, and had an amazing time, I would do it again. True, the ship is one of the older ships but it was nice, clean and the staff was great. My family and I had an enjoyable time and I hope that you consider the Pearl for your trip.

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GIL155 7 years ago

I would continue going back just for the fruit. Love the fresh figs! On a serious note, change lines if you desire, or as suggested by PhillyBrownGirl, try a newer NCL ship. Whatever you decide, best wishes to you.

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cruisersrandd 7 years ago

taking the pearl on a Panama trip how bad was it should we reconsider??

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cruiseluv 7 years ago

Only negative profile I ever left on my profile was on the Pride of America.

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PhillyBrownGirl 7 years ago

Maybe you should try a newer NCL ship. The Pearl and Pride are close to 12 years old. There's only so much they can upgrade.

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