Loaded with problems!!

Item: Norwegian Pearl
Rating: 4.5
Author: Amore

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Bermuda

Amore

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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7 Night Bermuda (Boston Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 08, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10616

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

My cruise on the NCL Pearl was filled with problems. They were annoying and mostly minor but there were so many stupid things over and over again it was enough to ruin a vacation for sure!

Embarkation

1 out of 5

I was at the Port off Boston for my 9:30am check in on time. The NCL Pearl on the other hand arrived 4 hours late…around noon! :(

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The culinary experience and staff was wonderful!! I highly recommend Le Bistro!!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

The was a decline in onboard activities since I last said pre-Covid.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The entertainment was wonderful!!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

My room steward and the stewardess next to him were delightful. I ran into them in Bermuda, and they stopped to say hello even with the rush they were in!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I loved the location of my cabin. I was port side, however, and we docked starboard so that was disappointing.

Ship tip

I was extremely unhappy with NCL staff. I have sailed on multiple cruises with NCL before. I did this particular sailing because there was an extra day in Bermuda vs a day in Bar Harbor, Maine. And then next week is school vacation. Then it Segways to Bar Harbor. However after I and all other passengers were onboard they changed our itinerary to add remove the extra day in Bermuda and take us to Bar Harbor. It was terrible. They never made an offical announcement about this. It was a great money making scheme because people were left scrambling for warm clothes, socks, etc.

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Ports of call

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5

I planned excursions on my own. I did Dolphin Quest and Hartley's Helmet Dive. They were both incredible!! All the excursions I booked through the ship got canceled…buyer beware!!

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

It was one to remember! Not good!

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3 Comments

javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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Popdog 2 years ago

We received an e-mail about the itinerary change on December 14th. You may have overlooked it or inadvertently deleted it. In any case I sympathize with you. On the plus side, you did not lose a day in Bermuda. It was a sea day you lost. We were booked on the May 6th cruise but unfortunately had to cancel back in January. Also it has been a long time sine Boston has seen cruise ship activity which explains some of the negatives you experienced In any case it seems there was a lot of good stuff. Thank you for your review.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Can't wait for the next one!

Not what I have had on NCL in past

Hopefully will do better