Prior to sailing we stayed at the La Quinta Airport East hotel. The hotel was fairly clean, reasonably priced. I booked ahead of time and got a king room for $79 a night including seven days parking and shuttle to the port. There is a third party vendor that offers a return shuttle from the port back to the hotel for $10 per person (if purchased at the hotel prior to sailing). The hotel also offered a basic free breakfast as well. If you are looking for a clean no frills place to sleep prior to sailing the La Quinta Airport East is a reasonable option.

We had a wonderful time on the Norwegian Pearl. We were very pleased with almost every aspect of our experience. This was our second cruise (first on Norwegian) so we weren't total newbies but we aren't seasoned pros either. We booked cruise to celebrate my 50th birthday and our 15th wedding anniversary.

We participated in the Cruise Critic Meet and Greet and Cabin crawls. It was lots of fun to meet several of our fellow Cruise Critic members and to have a reception with the crew. It was also very nice to get to see all of the different cabin types on the crawl. Read more