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Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Norwegian Pearl

7 Night Canada & New England (Quebec City To Boston)

Sail date: September 08, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4574

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Good first experience with NCL.Met some really good people both on and off the ship.Fix the “free” food and a little TLC and we will be back on Her anytime.Until then, we are dreaming of the food on Oceania Vista.And before anyone starts…we are not snobs.Just giving a honest opinion.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Yikes!Don’t know if it’s a Quebec City thing,an NCL thing or a combination of whatever but from checking our bags to crossing over the threshold took exactly 70 minutes.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The three specialty restaurants we took in, Cagney’s, Teppanyaki and La Cucina were all very good.Everything else and I mean Everything else was BAD.Cold and dry would pretty much cover it.Go ahead and throw in an occasional yuk.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Always something fun to do.From listening to music to watching or participating in games.Great way to meet people from around the world.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Fine.Nothing memorable except for the band Funky Roots.Everyone else tried hard.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All hard working for sure.Everyone but our room steward seemed happy with a great attitude.But if I had to clean countless rooms and never get off the ship, I wouldn’t be able to take it!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Clean but felt dated and worn.A few places you had to go up to go down and vice versa.Just when we thought we had it figured out…No wow factor to any part of the ship.Track that circled the ship was really nice.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Never had a cabin without a veranda before.This had a porthole which made me feel like a kid.Room forces you to get out and explore. We slept great!

Ship tip

For a great price you get plenty of fun but poor food.Nothing glamorous about it.

Ports of call

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5
Titanic Cemetery tour, aunt Peggy’s Cove were both outstanding! Thankfully, the weather cooperated.

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5
Lobster rolls!Lobster corn dogs!,moon pies! and local beer!Great day discovering Portland.

Quebec City, Quebec

5 out of 5
Spent an extra three days in Quebec city. Possibly the cleanest most interesting city I’ve ever been to.Be sure to take a walking tour.

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

4 out of 5
Go get some outstanding PEI oysters and mussels.

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5
Love Boston.Spent two extra days.If you are new to Boston,like us,must take the hop on hop off bus and eat Italian on the North End.Make up for all the bad ship meals!

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5
We had a wonderful day discovering Acadia, national Park.The weather that afternoon really cooperated.Abel to see all the beauty of the park.We began and ended the day with absolutely delicious blueberry pie.

Sydney, Nova Scotia

3 out of 5
Too much rain to enjoy.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy!
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