Panama Canal Perfect Destination

Item: Norwegian Pearl
Rating: 4.6
Author: signola

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

signola

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

Verified Review

11 Night Panama Canal - Partial Transit (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 10, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11156

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Delightful experience. We love the NCL Pearl. There only 1300 cruisers which made this trip especially fun. No crowds!!!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food & Service Excellent in Main Dining and Specialty Restaurants Buffet Above Average

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools were great!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Musician Comedian, the Comedian, and Magician Comedian were all outstanding. DJ and musical performers were awesome !

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone went above and beyond to accommodate

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Bed was not comfortable. The room was excellent. And the view from the room was worth every penny!!!!!

Ship tip

We love the Pearl. The only drawback was the Casino. Not our favorite. Small and smoky

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Hard to get around

Thumbs Up 0

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Nice port. Did not do excursion.

Thumbs Up 0

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

3 out of 5

No excursion. Too many people trying to sell stuff.

Thumbs Up 0

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

Amazing experience. DidTwo Oceans by Railroad. Great excursion!

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

Beautiful area. Did an excursion bus, boat and train combination. Everything was good except the train. It was awful.

Thumbs Up 1

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5

Beautiful & exceptional private island. No need for an excursion!

Thumbs Up 2

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

No excursion.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

We came into a different terminal. Our car was a long way. We had to ride busses to where we parked. Luggage had to be put on and off those buses. The new NCL terminal is mic

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