NCL PEARL IS NOT THE BEST SHIP

Item: Norwegian Pearl
Rating: 3.4
Author: goldencross

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

goldencross

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

Verified Review

12 Night Panama Canal - Partial Transit (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 21, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8551

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

If the Pearl had been our first NCL cruise, we would not have taken another with them.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

I am platinum with NCL and there was no special waiting area for platinum and above like there is with other ships

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The food was just ok, nothing special.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

There weren't enough trivia games. The hot tubs were ok

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The band on the pool deck was good but too loud.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Most were very pleasant

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

I could tell it was not built by NCL. It was not of the same quality of the ship designs. The staff did keep it clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

It was the smallest cabin I ever had. My wheelchair did not fit and the ship was full so no other room could be found.

Ship tip

I won't sail her again.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

I have no interest in Miami.

Thumbs Up 0

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Very nice

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

We had fun

Thumbs Up 0

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Like this port

Thumbs Up 0

Santa Marta, Colombia

2 out of 5

scary

Thumbs Up 0

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

I like the zoo here

Thumbs Up 1

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

4 out of 5

It was interesting

Thumbs Up 0

Colon, Panama

4 out of 5

Fun shopping

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

It was ok

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

We had to push the broken electric wheelchair to the car or come back 10 days later to get it from freight. We pushed it.

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