Great Panama Canal cruise

Item: Norwegian Pearl
Rating: 4.6
Author: maycarl

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

maycarl

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 12

Helpful Votes: 251

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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14 Night Panama Canal Partial Transit (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 04, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10596

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Would definitely take this cruise again. Many or the ports were in places I have never visited before.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

A bit rough, unexpected Coast Guard inspection causes hours of delay. Tampa facility couldn't handle that number of waiting travelers, information lacking during wait.. Moved us fast when we finally got in.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great food, friendly wait staff, friendly bars and excellent bar staff. Buffet was very good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

When eating in the buffet, a nice place to sit and eat is LaCucina quiet zone.

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Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Falmouth, Jamaica

4 out of 5

Santa Marta, Colombia

4 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Colon, Panama

5 out of 5

Took the train, excellent and informative.

Thumbs Up 3

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Quebrada Valencia Ecological Expedition excellent.

Thumbs Up 1

Santo Tomas De Castilla, Guatemala

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

1 Comment

DS422 6 years ago

Did you go to any of the specialty restaurants?

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awesome very relaxing

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