Norwegian Pearl Review

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DonSolo96
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Jul 2014
Traveled with children

First-time cruisers here. Five of us on this trip. Me, DW, DD (13), DD (12), and DS (7). My quick points:

- Embarkation was smooth as silk. It was almost disorienting how quickly we went from standing outside the pier to starting our vacation aboard the Pearl. If your kids have an interest in doing the rock-climbing wall, Seattle is a good place to do it. Windy conditions often shut down any available windows at sea.

- Food was very good. The few times I had something at Garden Cafe (the main buffet) that I didn't like, I just went back and got something that I DID like. The Indigo Main Dining room was great for the two dinners we had there. Cagney's was a treat we all did together on my wife's birthday. Great steak, great service. The two lunches we had at Summer Palace were so-so. I definitely gained weight on this cruise!

Cabin Review

Midship, Port side. Being midship really made a difference, especially during the Sea Day, which was pretty choppy. We had adjoining cabins (also had 5548). We out the three kids in one cabin and had one to ourselves. When you have the doors closed, it blocks out the sound really well. ;)When the doors are open, it turns these small staterooms into something that feels like a much bigger space. Between the two cabins, there was plenty of space for our (considerable) luggage to be unpacked and put into all the various drawers, shelves, etc. The suitcases fit nicely under the beds. My son loved the fold-down bed the kids had in 5548. Plenty of room for all three kids in that cabin. The window is quite large. You can get some decent pictures from there. My kids loved sitting on the windowsill and enjoying the view while reading a book.The bathroom is small, but there is still enough room to take care of business in there. I also very much enjoyed being midship. Noise was NOT an issue and we were a very short walk up the stairs to Deck 7, both midship and forward. You also don't feel bad about taking the elevator up to 12/13 since you are so many floors down from there.

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