Norwegian Pearl Review

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JRA1708
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jul 2013
Cabin: Penthouse with Large Balcony

I have been on 5 Cruises, this being my 5th. DH this was his 1st. I have previously sailed with Carnival, and decided it was time to make a change. So glad we picked the NCL Pearl! I picked an SF Aft Penthouse Suite, due to the fact that DH in a little claustrophobic. We LOVED the Suite and the Perks that went with it. When we arrived at the dock, we were wisked away from the long lines and were sitting in Cagney's eating lunch I swear in no more that ten minutes. Our room was ready by 1:00pm, and I was sitting on the balcony drinking coffee from our Lavazza Machine by 1:30pm.

The Pearl is showing a little age, but she is still a Beautiful ship. Very clean and Very well kept. The Staff is great, and we loved the Washy Washy Girls. Our Concierge Patrick, Butler Dilip and Room Steward Roy were very good and efficient. If we asked, we got it..pronto! I requested that one of the lounge chairs on the Balcony be removed because I thought four chairs for two people were a little much and kept us from leaning on the railing due to space issues. I swear that I blinked, and it was gone. Yes..that good! I have read here on CC about food issues. We ate 3 Breakfasts at Cagney's and the rest at the Garden Cafe. All had very tasty food, and yes, even the Garden Cafe's food was GOOD! We ate at 2 specialty restaurants, Moderno-EXCELLENT and Le Bisto-Good. DH is a non-alchohol drinker, but I like mixed drinks and had one or two nightly. I thought the prices were fare, but they were light on the alcohol portions I thought.

The Entertainment I would have to say was ABOVE Average. Oh What a Night was really good, boy can they sing. Jeff Hobson the magician was very good, and so was Michael Ziegfeld the Ventriloquist. Went to the White Hot Party in the Spinnaker, it was fun. Actually went to quite a few shows in the Spinnaker Lounge, all very entertaining. We did not do any Bingo, Deal or No Deal or Trivia games. Not because we didn't want to but just because we scheduled poorly.

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Penthouse with Large Balcony

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Aft Balcony Penthouse Cat. SF #9670- We loved this cabin. It was very spacious and had lots of closet space. I have always liked being aft and I am glad we picked the aft cabin again, especially when we were in Glacier Bay. We felt like we could reach out and touch the Glacier, thats how close we were. The Bathroom was very nice and I like the enclosed toilet area for privacy. I also like how the closet area opened from two side. The bed was super comfortable, and I loved the Climarelle pillows.

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