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Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review

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Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 76

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Norwegian Pearl

5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 18, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9620

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Cruise was overall very nice. We have decided that NCL is our favorite line. Carnival being second and RCL being third. Only thing I don’t like is the fact that Harvest Caye requires money. It’s owned by NCL, so your room card should work in my opinion. That’s how it works on RCL at Coco Caye. That way your beverage package would work on the island. Other than that, I have no complaints.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Typical embarkation, except we were scheduled to be at port at 10-10:30am, and for some reason boarding was delayed. I am sure it was Coast Guard related, however, I feel NCL should make an announcement instead of saying absolutely nothing. The terminal steadily filled up to standing room only. We were on board around noon.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Only ate at the buffet once. It was typical. Main doing rooms were great. Cagney’s and Teppenyaki were wonderful. Service in main dining room can be inconsistent as far as wait time however.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Enjoyed Deal or No Deal and lots of other activities around the ship.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The aerial/acrobatic show and the Legends Shie were absolutely outstanding. The band Sea Hashtag is horrible. Not worth your time in my opinion.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
Didn’t use these. I’m sure they are fine.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room Steward Michael was great. All staff for the most part very friendly and helpful

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship was always clean. Older ship but clean and very easy to get around.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Room was what we expected. Plenty of USB ports for charging. Bathroom is very small. Not sure how larger people maneuver in these. But it’s not like NCL can do anything about this. Overall no issues.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Harvest Caye, Belize

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Did self disembarkation. We were off the boat by 7:30am. Really quick and easy.

Traveler Photos

Pier to Costa Maya Sunrise on day of disembarkation Overcast day at Costa Maya
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