Delicious Food!

Item: Norwegian Pearl
Rating: 4
Author: griffmarshall

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

griffmarshall

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 66

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 22, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5562

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Relaxing and delicious. It was nice to sit back and enjoy the wonderful food and amazing sights.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

What is the point of an embarkation time if it takes 2 hours to get herded like cattle aboard the ship. The long lines and disgruntled people was not a way to start a vacation.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was amazing and plentiful! We had the drink package (which didn’t include bottled water) and took advantage of it. We ended up buying a bulk water option once aboard.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Most activities didn’t seem to get going until afternoon or evening. Most everyone took to the pool deck, making it over crowded. Bars during the day were at a minimum, as was the availability of live music.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The shows were all scheduled at times that were hard to get to, especially if trying to get to a specialty restaurant. It seemed like you were forced to do one or the other...or stay up late night to enjoy.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We spent a lot of time in the evenings at the Maltings Whiskey Bar. The service from our bartender was fantastic!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

One of the cleanest cruise ships I have been on! Weird layout getting from one end to the other. Private sections of the boat (luxury upgrades) restricted access to sun decks.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Comfortable room. The room temperature started to get warm in the middle of the night for some reason. No towel animals the whole cruise, which was surprising.