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Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
Norwegian Pearl

14 Night Panama Canal Partial Transit (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 09, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5508

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

A very enjoyable cruise. We had a lot of fun, and most important met many good persons that became new friends. I would suggest to consider to provide another location for Avalon band, since location dancing was not adequate.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Long line during embarkation process. Long waiting (At least 2 hours) time outside terminal.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Variety of food and fresh vegetables and fruits.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Plenty of activities, including educational. Well equipped fitness center.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Excellent live music (Avalon Group), but place for dancing was not suitable. Dancing has to done on carpet!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Quality service attitude of all ship personnel.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
A well layout of cabin. Excellent housekeeping service.

Ship tip

Do not miss the shows, including the crew talent show. Latin music group (Avalon) is excellent.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5
Port location is very good. Embarkation process should be more expeditious.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

2 out of 5
Cruise was on an alternate port. Port facility and surroundings need to be improved. Ochos Rios city is on the process of fixing side walks. We found city very dirt.

Santa Marta, Colombia

4 out of 5
Nice city (although cruise was not in cruise terminal, but buses were provided to main terminal). Historic city and beach within walkable distance from pier terminal,

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5
Not able to take city excursion since it was cancelled due to a strike of tourism guides. Excellent facilities at pier, including a zoo, that shall no be missed.

Colon, Panama

4 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

Harvest Caye, Belize

4 out of 5
Excellent facilities. Beach is close and very nice. We highly recommend this place.

Santo Tomas De Castilla, Guatemala

3 out of 5
Town is not so extraordinary.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
Maya ruins are very good. Excellent port facilities.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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