Just home from the Pearl yesterday and thought I'd write a quick review while details are still fresh in my head.

A little about us . . . This particular cruise was my senior mom and myself, booked through Casino at Seas (CAS). I’ve been on 17 plus cruises in order as (Carnival, NCL, RC, Celebrity and now back to NCL, with this being our 3rd NCL CAS cruise within the last 12 months). This was mom’s 9th cruise.

Embarkation: We arrived at the pier in Miami at 11:30 - processed rather quickly though the CAS line, directed to the waiting area where we were assigned boarding group number 13. The area soon became overcrowded with people looking for seats and having to sit on the floor. I saw people taking 3-4 seats laying down having a nap, people taking up an extra seat to place their carryon bag on it. Hard to believe some people are that inconsiderate, not even offering the empty seat to the seniors who were standing in front of them. Once they started calling numbers the lines did move relatively fast and we were onboard by 12:30. Read more