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Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Norwegian Pearl

4 Night Bahamas: Great Stirrup & Nassau (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 13, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5014

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Overall it was a nice getaway. This was our 10th cruise since 2021. We have sailed princess, celebrity, royal, and one carnival. We wanted to try Norwegian. Slow service encouraged people to drink more as they would let them get bulk amounts of drinks. Yet you won’t give them a water bottle for free. We felt Norwegian nickel and dimed for many things. The private island is nice but everything was way overpriced. Overall it was not a bad trip, but for us Norwegian is not our style. Room was nice and ship was well maintained.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Drink service is non existent. You will have to line up at bars and many bartenders acted like they were in no rush. I was assuming this was a regular thing for them. Understaffed. Many people would get 3-4 drinks at a time because service was so slow. Additionally water is not free. This is a deal breaker for me and Norwegian in the future. Buffet and restaurants were good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Entertainment team tried, felt thing were lackluster

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Overall okay, liver performers were not that good, however we felt 2 of the main shows were good. One Michael Jackson impersonator was fantastic.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Most staff seemed unhappy. Bar service non existent. Room service and dining room service were great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Fantastic condition for a ship of this age. We don’t expect it to be perfect so it shows age. However, you can tell they put a lot of work into maintaining it.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
First time in this category. No complaints. Would do it again on a short cruise.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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