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Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 69

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Norwegian Pearl

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 18, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9074

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

it was great. the only bad experience I had was I have a mobility scooter I need. this is my 6th cruise. we park outside the door due to not fitting in the room. on the 3rd day. it was gone. i was frantic. i called guest service to report and discovered they took it. they didn't leave a note or phone call to tell me. it made me miss my excursion time. they refused to give money back. it was a very bad way for them to handle this.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
No problems getting on ship. however, getting off to come home was not good due to mississippi river being high. we waited in line for 1 hour to get off boat.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
the food is always good. Plenty to pick from.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
the shows were excellent. the pool/hot tub was relaxing. on the last day i went out early to get a good chair. nobody was out yet but every chair was saved with a towel holding it. How rude!!! Selfish and inconsiderate. Even though I was one of the first out there we had to go to upper deck to get a chair. there should be a rule with that .

Entertainment

5 out of 5
i loved all the shows. everyone was of quality and exceeded my expectations.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
our steward was very friendly but not the best we had. guest service didn't handle bad situations i experienced and witnessed with others well.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
yes. i thought it was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
it seemed smaller than the balcony rooms i normally get. but it was comfortable.

Ship tip

they no longer let you bring water on the boat.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5
this is home so it is the best.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
they force you to walk through all the stores.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
very nice.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
due to high water. exiting the boat was difficult and took and hour standing in line to get off
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2 Comments

groofan    6 years ago

I know how difficult it can be to park one’s scooter in their stateroom, not mention the problems maneuvering around in such close quarters. However parking it in the passageway creates a hazard for emergency response teams and their equipment. Picture, if you will, the hazard to your ship mates trying to evacuate the ship in the event of a power failure. It has been years since we cruised on the Pearl, so I can’t speak to Pearl specifically, but most ships are quite clear on passengers not leaving personal items in the passageway.

LMG1988    6 years ago

Did you tag it? Just curious. They could have left a note or let you know you could not park it there.

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