Norwegian Pearl Review

An OK, but Not Great, Cruise Pearl

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6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Apr 2015
Cabin: Mini-Suite with Balcony

My wife and I who are both 68 and semi-retired and another similar couple sailed on the Norwegian Pearl on the April 6, 2015, cruise out of Miami. This was a 10-day cruise to Tortola, Antigua, Martinique, St. Kitts and St. Thomas with four days at sea. We chose this cruise mainly because it went to islands that we had not visited before. None of us are foodies and we go on a cruise escaping Michigan for the convenience of seeing new places from a floating hotel in nice weather. This was also my wife and my third cruise on NCL and our tenth cruise overall having cruised on Oceania, Costa, Azamara, Renaissance and Royal Caribbean.

The week before our cruise, the Pearl had the misfortune to be hit with a gastroenteritis outbreak so our cruise was very cautious about having any sanitary issues. You were never allowed to touch anything related to food or drink and there was never salt, pepper or other condiments on the table. Everything from plates, silverware, water and buffet items were handed to you by a crew member. Although it was somewhat inconvenient and took a bit of extra time, we appreciated the concern for our safety. Lots of washie-washie.

We're were in an aft mini-suite on deck 11. This was a perfect location to enjoy the large outdoor venue called the Great Outdoors just above us on deck 12. Why more cruise ships do not have aft-facing fantail eating areas is beyond me. That was also a main reason we chose this cruise - outdoor seating for breakfast, lunch and cocktails are a must for us! Fortunately, most of the other passengers decided to confine their dining habits to the overly crowded and (at least to us) very unappealing main buffet on the same deck. We never failed to find a lovely table outdoors overlooking the sea or the port in which we had arrived and there was a small, but very nice, breakfast menu buffet - including made to order omelets - in that venue. It also served a limited menu of meal items at lunchtime and in the early/late evening.

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