Disappointing - Great ports of call, though

Item: Norwegian Pearl
Rating: 4.1
Author: kevllewelyn

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

kevllewelyn

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

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10 Night Greek Isles: Santorini Mykonos & Croatia (Trieste Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 09, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

Cabin number: 10646

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

We had a magnificent experience on the Breakaway in the Baltic. The pearl was noisy and poolside activities were loud and juvenile. NCL turned what could have been a super European cruise into a crappy Caribbean style Frat Party aimed at the 21-35 age group. Tender ports should be avoided. NCL could not organise the tenders from shore to ship. They put an effort into disembarkation but could care less about the chaos, queue jumping etc that went on at dockside for the return.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Why have a time slot for embarkation that NCL had no intention of monitoring?

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

All good.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Poolside was noisy and activities were juvenile. NCL turned what could have been a super European cruise into a crappy Caribbean style Frat Party aimed at the 21-35 age group.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Good

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The crew were polite at all times and SO hard working

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Very good

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

All good. Nice balcony.

Ship tip

If you are mature, enjoy being able to converse over a drink or meal - don't chose the Pearl

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Ports of call

Rijeka, Croatia

4 out of 5

Zadar, Croatia

4 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

4 out of 5

Tender ports should be avoided. NCL could not organise the tenders from shore to ship. They put an effort into disembarkation but could care less about the chaos, queue jumping etc that went on at dockside for the return,

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Dubrovnik, Croatia

4 out of 5

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Corfu, Greece

4 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5

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Mykonos, Greece

4 out of 5

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Split, Croatia

4 out of 5

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

NCL did not have staff dockside to ensure a smooth transition. There was chaos and queue jumping in the baggage hall, transit busses v taxi lines were not delineated.

9 Comments

Sogmoore 3 months ago

A cruise is what you make of it. Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 3 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your ports of call, sorry the ship was not up to par.

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AuntPinkie 3 months ago

Nice itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your ports of call.

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TiffyTaffy 3 months ago

Thanks for the review

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javawoody 3 months ago

Appreciate the review

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Gwbigdog 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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bubbles60 3 months ago

Sorry you were not pleased. We have been in Europe on the Gem and Jade and never had issues with loud crowds anywhere on the ship. This is unfortunate.

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IzzyW 3 months ago

I agree about the noisy pooldeck but tendering was really good during our July cruise on the Pearl.

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HeavySeas 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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