Norwegian Pearl Cruise Reviews - Reviews

disapointed

This was the nicest ship that we have been on in our 9 cruises. It was new and everything was in great shape. The showers were big enough to actually turn around in. The food was among the best that we have enjoyed. The shows were a bit disappointing to us old folks...too modern and surreal. The ship had a very good cruise director and staff. The main advantage of the cruise was seeing the beauty of Glacier Bay and the rest of Southeast Alaska.

The cruise was superb. All activities were well organized. The crew couldn't do enough for us. The food was excellent. Plenty of things to do or you could just relax.

the ship it self was very nice

If your in the market for a vacation...please look into something other than a cruise. On the first day you could check in at 12 pm. to get on the boat, but you could not get to your room until 2pm. and your luggage was not delivered until 7pm. So if you had medication or anything that you needed... forget it unless it is packed in your carry on. This was called freestyle cruising, but the only thing free about it was when you could eat, use the pool or go to a few shows that didn't cost anything. They don't tell you that you MUST pay for your water $4.50 each unless you get it from the tap, soda $2.50 each unless you buy the $6.25 a day glass for refills, alcohol at $7 + up (and you cannot buy it by the bottle and take it to your room to save money, they confiscate it right there til you leave the ship), automatic 15% gratuity added to every bill you make, $12 per day gratuity per person added to your stateroom bill, only 2 small pools (one for kids & one for adults) and not enough chairs for everyone so there's never a place to lounge unless your there very first thing, and don't take any kind of on shore excursion that is over 3 hrs. because you will not have time to spend in the port. When you do get to go shopping in a port - it's not like going on a vacation to an island where you will fiind bargains. These people are oriented to the cruise line and prices and they are NOT cheap or reasonable for the average person on a limited budget! We did play bingo, but it ranged from $20 for 4 paper cards - one paper with 3 cards for each game - on up to $160 for an electronic bingo card. All 4 games took 40 min. and you were done. The casino was decent and you did win some depending on what you played and of course if you knew when to quit. Plenty of kids zones though. They seemed to have the best time. There is more that I could warn you about I'm sure, but at the moment I've hit the highlights. All I also know is that at the end of a week I received a bill for $756 and $113 of it was shopping at their shops and the casino took cash so that was't included. This was for 3 shore excursions, transportation to the boat, 2 games of bingo and a few drinks. So be prepared to spend lots of money if you go on one of these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice ship and fun. Night life was a little slow for us. Ship slows down after 11pm.

everything was wonderful..no complaints!!!

1. Freestyling cruies had a lot more hidden expenses than expected: mandatory 18.00 per person per/day tip, mandatory tips added to bar bills, all drinks were "resourt" costs. 2. The cruise was a comercial for the cruise. So much of what we heard over the intercome, shows, and paper was an advertising to book for another cruise. After a while it was really annoying

The ship was magnificient! It was so beautiful...the spa, the fitness area, everything was outstanding. I really liked everything.

Big and beautiful ship, I don't think we ever go through the whole thing in seven days! The staff was excellent, always cleaning. Cons: There were always lines to wait in - lines to get to port, to the tender boats, get back on the ship. Last day of departure took 2 hours and we used the "easy walk off" method. Others were sitting around even longer.

Modern, comfortable, relaxing. Able to just do what I wanted.

...the weather and being with family was the the only pro tp this trip. We cruised w/ Royal 5 yrs ago and LOVED it! Wish we had the smame feelings this time but it was a total let down...entertainment was poor and the food very disapointing. Big waste of money!

Ship is beautiful but staff was NOT friendly and diffucult to understand, food was flavorless

Everything was perfect, we will cruise NCL again. All employees were absolutely perfect. We became friends with several of the staff.

The bowling alley.

I would like to take this opportunity to offer feedback on a (Norwegian Cruise Line) NCL vacation from, which my husband and I just returned. We consider ourselves experience "cruisers". This vacation was our 10th cruise. We have cruise on a variety of cruise lines i.e. 3 on Carnival, 2 on Princess and 4 on Celebrity. We have a level of expectation for quality and service based upon our past experiences. ( This is why we love to cruise.) Because my husband and I were vacationing alone, we decided to try the less formal type of experience that NCL so highly advertises. Unfortunately the NCL "free-style" cruising translated to "NO STYLE" cruising. We gave up all the personalized pampering and service that you automatically receive on all the other cruise lines. The food selection and quality in the main dining rooms was inferior and tasteless. If you wanted anything approaching quality food, you were forced to pay a cover-charge of $15 to $25 per person for the "Specialty" restaurants. (Is this NCL's way of increasing their profits?) Cabin service was totally lacking also. We repeatedly had to call reception for service. Unfortunately our experience with NCL was disappointing, to say the least, and will NEVER be repeated. NCL's marketing for "free-style" is deceiving and definitely not what is advertised.

This cruise ship was completely beautiful! Everything looked new and exciting. The colors of the decor are amazing. It was very easy to get around and we rarely got lost! The ship is huge and there is always something to do.

Ship is new, in good condition, public areas are clean, however our cabin was dusty, pillow cases where not changed from previous cruiser.

The ship was average.

The Norwegian Pearl is indeed a gem! There was nothing abt it that I found less than perfect. I did not take any shore excursions. My most praiseworthy comments concern the quality of the service provided by your representative, HILARIE WENZEL:!!! She was most pleaseant to work with, extremely knowledgable, accomnodating and obviously very helpful. I will absolutely contact her in the near future to plan my next cruise.