Norwegian Pearl Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Room ... was great Food .... medeocker Carnival Breeze better. Liquor package great Over all Rest. Service .... TERRIBLE We have decided not to cruise Norweigen again.... I was expecting more.

Cruise was so good I'd love to do it again! From the cabin to the food to the ports it was excellent!

Perfect ship if you want to be bored.We had a 17,31 30,51&57. Not much to do at all, few activities, everything was extra, read very small print! Coffee extra if you also want Baileys, bottled water extra, lost luggage for 12 hours. Nothing for teens, no gambling for half the time. No liquar after 1 am and none on last day. Staff was bored, and unfriendly. Can not use main dining room in ripped Jeans but you can in spanks and sweatshirts. Not enough time in Ketcham,everything closed in Victoria

We really enjoyed Alaska. Norwegian is an exceptional cruise line. Thanks.

Just back from Alaska cruise. This was our first NCL cruise and we had a great time. Staff was excellent, very friendly and extremely helpful. Something you don’t always see on other cruise lines anymore . We ate in 3 of the specialty restaurants and enjoyed them all. Carney’s was our favorite. Bar staff was great! Would recommend this ship if anyone is considering an Alaska cruise.

We had a very nice room, which definitely made the trip more pleasant. The staff was top notch. The food was excellent. I would have enjoyed an atmosphere where clothing was not so casual, but that may be the times we live in.

The cruise itself was great. Scenery was spectacular. Would do it again but on different ship. And would include land and sea package.

Not overly impressed with ship, it was outdated Service and food not as good as I thought They had freestyle dining in complimentary dining rooms But wanted our party of 9 to make reservations nightly One night we didn’t like time slots of 5, 5:30 or 8:30pm so showed up at 7 they eventually were able to seat us Called maintenance as room freezing took 3 calls to finally get up Overall it was ok experience on ship Need to step up service in dining rooms, housekeeping, maintenance and photo area

This was our 1st cruise and was exactly what we wanted it be. smaller more relaxed ship and we were graced with amazing weather

So I will skip most of the details about the ship and ports as it has been covered in previous post. We (wife, myself & my parents) were on the 7 day Alaskan cruise. Overall it was a fun trip there are some issues with the boat/ cruise in general that I think stems from the age and size but they are fairly easy to work around given the beauty that you are able to see. THE PART OF THIS CRUISE THAT IS TERRIBLE IS THE SECURITY. It seems that certain passengers are allowed to run roughshod over the other gusts and even when ship staff call security they refuse to take any type of action. Instead they take the victim(s) to the side and try to convince them that this isn’t that big a deal and they should just move on. I WOULD NEVER let my wife come on this cruise with girlfriends and not me as it certainly seems that you have to be capable of providing your own security.

The ports were beautiful. Everything regarding onboard things was very disappointing. Too many events at the same time when it wasn't necessary; a very "robotic" staff, not enough late night food locations; no great meals like lobster or salmon; the app to view the events and keep in touch with others had incorrect information several times, and did not notify people immediately when the message was sent; inappropriate songs (with the words "****" and "*****") in the karaoke book; we were not informed of the time we would be in Glacier Bay until that morning; we never even met our room steward; way too many disappointments. Even Carnival was better, and I never thought I would say that about them.

Cruising to Alaska has always been a dream of mine, and I was not disappointed! I definitely suggest going on a whale cruise in Juneau. You do see whales from the cruise ship, but not that well. The salmon bake in Juneau should be a definite stop along with the White Pass Railway tour in Skagway! The salmon spawn mid July to September so that is the best time to go if you want to see them.

We loved our cruise to the point that we are booking the same one next summer!

It was an amazing experience. We stayed in the Haven. If you don't know what that is, you should find out. It's the best way to go. The staff were grade A. I can't wait until my next adventure with NCL.

This trip is a must do. Get a balcony room if possible. We booked an oceanview but bid on balcony and got the bid. In Skagway make sure you do the Train ride. The Lake Bennett journey that takes you all the way to Caracross. Do the entire rail and take van ride back along Klondike Hwy.

We had a great time. Ship staff were very friendly.

The itinerary was spectacular, the shore tours were of great quality and other than a tiny balcony cabin, a great experience. However with the tiny cabin came a teeny bathroom. One inc taller and my knees would have hit the wall. It was side saddle all the way. And exit for the shore tours was very chaotic. But it was like the second cruise of the season so they’ll get the hang of it in later cruises. NCL did open two exits off the shop to ease the congestion. And that helped. Overall a great cruise and itinerary. Don’t be deterred by the small potty room. The rest makes up for it.

My first cruise and the NCL Pearl was great. Had an awesome time. Met a lot of people from all over the world. Enjoyed having a balcony to watch the amazing scenery. Saw a humpback whale next to the ship. All the staff worked very hard and was always cleaning and smiling. Can’t wait to go back next year.

Our first cruise with Norwegian. Better than Carnival and Royal Caribbean by far. Exposure to Executive Leadership was amazing. Most were present daily in one location or another. All onboard entertainment was great, but repeated visits to The Peter James Band sessions (we ordered his cd). Super fun, as he engaged the audience, played almost all requests, and interacted with viewers during breaks. Our Housekeeper (Melvis) made our trip! He worked tirelessly, always greeted us energetically when he saw us, and appeared to thoroughly enjoyed his work. Kudos Melvis!

This was the first time we went on Norwegian and was not impressed, but I did do research ahead of time and a lot of reviews said that the service and the food was not great and I definitely understand what they meant and they said not to judge Norwegian cruise line based on the NCL Pearl. The food was not good in the main dining, like the corn on the cob tasted and felt like one of those fake fruits and veggies for decoration, how do you mess that up? But from what my family said the curry was very good from the buffet. Some of the workers seemed like they were drunk with power and authority so some weren't too nice nor personable. I have never been on a small ship before and it was very disappointing, like the atriums I'm used to are usually 4 stories tall however the atrium on the pearl was only 2 floors and didn't look much like an atrium but more like a waiting area and a bar. And the last complaint I have is that on the other cruise lines we've been on, Princess and Royal Caribbean, at the end of the cruise there was usually envelopes and or a box near the front desk where we could pick up and write comments and use the envelopes for tips and I didn't see that being promoted. Thankfully because of our experience I brought my own thank you cards and envelopes and was able to place the tips in there for them but my group was unaware of this until I told them because it was there. I'm very big on this is because my husband and I work in a tip based industry so we try to do our best and show our appreciation to the people that were very nice and helpful and memorable on our trip. Oh yes the casino was very tight, I could lose $200 in 10 minutes because it was paying out however i did see people winning on the slots so maybe it wasn't our luck. But with all this said I'm not a big fan of NCL however we are willing to give them another try but to the Caribbeans on a bigger and much funner ship.