Enjoyed our time on the Pearl. Good food. Clean ship.
Embarkation
1 out of 5
The earlier cruise was unable to dock on time. We were told boarding would be at least 3 hours late. No communication by staff while we waited 5+ hours. Staff had little control once boarding began. NCL did offer $50 on board credit to everyone.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
Dining room is a bit dated in decor, but service was amazing. If you can find Joie as a server, do it!!! He is awesome.
We ate at 3 specialty restaurants- Cagney's Steak house, La Cucina, and Teppanyaki. La Cucina was our least favorite. We were hoping for a few other menu choices, and my wife's lasagna was a bit salty. But overall top notch dining.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
We didn't have much time to enjoy the activities because we were off the ship so often.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Everyone we interacted with were amazing!!!
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
Clean and well maintained.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Large unit. Can sleep up to 4. Was a bit noisy at times, you could hear what seemed to be furniture being moved upstairs. But lots of space.
Ship tip
Ask for Joie in the Summer Palace main dining you won't regret it.
The weather didn't cooperate, but the tour was very enjoyable - Paleokastritsa, Old Corfu Town and Tastings. We enjoyed some local foods and got to see a number of sites. Our guide was awesome.
The tour was good. Our biggest problem was getting back to our tender in time. There was a 1-1/2 hour wait for the cable car. So we had to walk down the 500+ steps. Unfortunately, there were a total of 7 ships causing unexpected traffic on the island.
We were not happy with our tour- Grand Diocletian Tour. We were led to believe this was a small group tour, but in fact there were people walking on paying far less than we did. The open-air bus was not much to write home about. You drive around for 45 minutes with no stops. Then you walk thru the town with a guide... who was difficult to hear because the group was big.
Getting off the ship was fine. The problem was once again the terminal staff not communicating very well. Was a lot of confusion getting to the buses to the airport.
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