My husband booked this cruise for our 10-year wedding anniversary. We have cruised with 2 other cruise lines and had great expectations from NCL only to be disappointed. If you are Black /African American, this is not the cruise line for you. The entertainment does not include very much for the black race especially during the day. The 80"s theme party that is in the disco plays no music from ...
Originally chose it to cruise Maine. Felt the cruise line took that away from us. Food was equivalent to low budget restaurants. Felt once they had our money that they no longer cared about our comfort or happiness. My opinion is that it is a low budget cruise line with a higher end price. On our way to this vacation I read a list of the top ten cruise lines and Norwegian did not make this list. I ...
We chose Norwegian Pearl because we could park and leave from Boston. That being said getting on to cruise was easy, gate staff was wonderful and helpful. The ship looked pretty , the bartenders were short staffed which caused for very very long wait times for cocktails, the selection of activities on ship left a lot to be desired. The repetition of acts became very boring.
The food was ok , we ...
There's a first time for everything and this was our first time of many to come! It was a family reunion of sorts with about 20 of us. We met up every night (when not doing excursions or Specialty Dining) for dinner at Summer Palace. Delicious food and drinks there and everywhere we went! The staff in every restaurant and venue were amazing!
The ship's talent was second to none. Enjoyed the ...
This was my first cruise and I went with my grandmother and uncle. I was extremely nervous about rough waters. We did run into some rough waters, but fortunately, it wasn't too bad. I cannot say enough wonderful things about the cruise ship's staff. They were the kindest and most helpful people. The bartenders at O'Sheehan's were the best! They had us laughing, dancing and smiling every ...
My wife and I have not been on a cruise in about 20 years the only reason we went was to celebrate an occasion with a group of people early into the cruise we noticed a sewage smell on the 9th deck that smell was there the whole Cruise on another day towards the bow of the ship they had shut down all the restrooms and on the last day back to Boston out toilet did not flush this ship has a serious ...
You can't control the weather! The weather during the trip was awful with rain, fog and colder than average temperatures. We knew that the weather was going to be a crapshoot when we booked the cruise so although we were disappointed, it didn't ruin the trip for us. If I was doing it again, I would plan for early- June through mid-September for this itinerary when the weather would be a bit ...
I had not sailed NCL in awhile and the NCL Pearl was a delight. Medium size ship with about 2,000 passengers. The ship was well appointed and clean. The crew could not have been more friendly and professional.
Meals in the main dining room (there are two), were very good. We especially liked the Summer Palace dining room and once we found it, we used it exclusively for ...
The embarking and disembarking went very smoothly. The staff of the ship were very friendly and extremely helpful. The shows were great, especially Alex Yost the singer and Alex Ortiz the comedian. The Legends in concert was very good too.
Our main complaints were the food wasn’t up to par in any of the restaurants and the same things were in the buffet all week.
The activities were also ...
What a great itinerary and we loved sailing out of Boston.
This was our least favorite food of any cruise we have been on. Dry, lacked flavor, cafeteria quality desserts in the MDR. It’s enough to deter us from NCL again. Service was great.
Things were kept pretty clean throughout the ship except that public bathrooms could have used a little more attention.
Entertainment was so-so. In ...