Mediocre cruise

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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Norwegian Pearl

11 Night Panama Canal - Partial Transit (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 18, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9585

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We enjoyed the majority of the cruise, but activities were lacking. Most consisted of listening to music at the different venues. Excursions were not worth the money spent. Again, the friendliest staff help rescue this cruise to make it enjoyable

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Stood in long lines. Seemed having a time to embark didn’t matter

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Buffets were extremely repetitive other than one lunch. Restaurants improved as the cruise progressed

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Pools were cold, fitness center was extremely warm

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Magician and hypnotist were good. The crew performances were poor

Children's Programs

No children with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All personnel were very friendly, learned our names quickly and gave the best service we have ever had on a cruise.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship was very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was always clean, but a little more room would have been nice

Ship tip

Enjoy the friendly staff. Don’t expect a lot of activities.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Drove to location for boarding

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
No excursion. A lot of places were closed because it was a Sunday

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

2 out of 5
Toured the best of Jamaica. There is no best -rode in circles.

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

1 out of 5
Did the ferry thru locks. Not enough seating on ferry where you can see anything. Missed the experience of the locks. Horrible lunch. Extremely long bus ride

Colon, Panama

1 out of 5
Our ferry tour brought us to Colon-thru a dangerous section of town. Was extremely frightening and upsetting. Would never recommend to anyone

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

4 out of 5
Tour guide was good on the vintage train. Train ride was mediocre

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5
Best stop on the tour. Beaches not pristine as a private beach should be, but the pool and walking areas were delightful

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Overrated tourist trap if not doing an excursion.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
No control over passengers leaving by color of luggage tags. Extremely long lines-so congested that immigration blocked the exits to catch up
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