Cruise trip didnt turn up great as expected...

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
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Norwegian Pearl

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 29, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Most of the time spent on sea rather any port limiting to few hours of sight seeing. One of the worst nightmares is SPA SERVICE. We bought expensive SPA packages for our two teen kids and both got fungal infections after second day thermal spa on separate sessions. Went to SPA staff and they were very rude and not at all bothered to take a look at the issue. Directed us to medical services who demanded to pay us $140 for just inspection per person. This brings to attention that MEDICAL SERVICES AND SPA IS LOOT on this cruise. Cruise staff need to be responsible to whatever happens on cruise services. Fungal infections occur due to uncleanness inside SPA especially toweling. We went back and forth to SPA and Medical staff and no one bothered to take care of us. VERY BAD EXPERIENCE. What would happen if any serious medical issue happens? We end up paying huge amounts...Very disappointed. Full of unhygienic conditions.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food is great but same every day.. All dishes are mostly beef and pork.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

SPA staff has to be service oriented make sure maintain hygiene after charging $186. Medical staff is useless and only wants money even to look at the issue.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

2 out of 5
Thats not part of cruise an

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

2 out of 5
Less time again to go around the town

Victoria, British Columbia

1 out of 5
Just fours hours after reaching 6.30 PM evening. No time to see anything in day light.. very disappointed

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

cmaur1    6 years ago

I bought the spa package - going on Sunday to Alaska .. thinking positive.

terriesanchez    6 years ago

We just had the thermal spa package in March and had no issues what-so-ever.

montanaman    6 years ago

Sorry you focused your vacation on a fungus and let it ruin your cruise. We had a glorious 21 days on the pearl with no problems. I dont mean by that that everything was perfect we just choose not to let minor issues detract from our fun.

ljmroczek    6 years ago

Sorry to hear that. That’s why I don’t use pools or hot tubs.

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