Norwegian Pearl Review
Wonderful cruise with the Pearl, with toddlers
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My family and I recently returned from an 8-day Eastern Caribbean cruise with the Pearl. It was me, my husband, our 3,5 year old son and our 1,5 year old daughter. This was our first cruise ever. I will divide the review in sections, so that you can more easily find what you are looking for, in case you are searching for something in particular.
Embarkation
Since we live in Scandinavia, we spent a few days in Miami prior to the cruise. We rented a car from Alamo, and they provided a free shuttle to the port upon returning the car. It worked out great. People were boarding the shuttle when we got there, so we could just load our things and jump on, and we were on the road in a couple of minutes.
Cabin Review
Mini-Suite with Balcony
We booked a mini-suite in the front part of the ship, room 11510. We were pleasantly surprised with the lay-out of the room. It was very well planned in order to maximize the usage of space and storage, and it had many small things that increased usability. For example there was an extendable clothing line in the shower and there were both US and European outlets (with 110v in the American ones and 220v in the European ones). There was plenty of storage space for all our things, including the kids´ bulky car seats that we were hauling around. Overall we were very happy with our room. It was quiet, we liked the thick curtain that divided the room, and we really enjoyed having the balcony where we could spend time when the kids were tucked in bed in the evenings. The pull out couch was quite hard to sleep on, and might be uncomfortable for adults, but the kids did not seem to mind. We had the steward fold the bed every day in order to increase the walkable space in the room. In the evenings we unfolded it ourselves and made the bed since the steward was not available at the time when our kids went to bed (around 7 p.m.).