Norwegian Pearl Review
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About Me: I’m a 33 year old, gay male who sailed solo (roommates flights were cancelled due to a blizzard back home) on the Groove Cruise (GC) on Norwegian Pearl from January 28 to February 1, 2015. I’m an avid cruiser and lover of House music but this was my first time attending an electronic dance music (EDM) event. I have never done EDC, WMC or other major EDM events. I, however, am not new to cruising. The Groove Cruise would be my 31st cruise and my 21st with Norwegian Cruise Line. It was my first time sailing on the Norwegian Pearl but not on the Jewel-class of ships which she belongs to. Other cruise lines I’ve sailed with include Princess, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and once on Carnival. I have done five Atlantis Events all-gay charters where nightlife centers on House music under the stars and wondered how this would be different when my friends approached me to book it. Enough about me… let’s get to this life changing experience…
Groove Cruise Pre-Party – January 27, 2015 – Clevelander Hotel, South Beach, Miami, FL
The folks at Whet Travel put together a little sampling of what was to come on the world’s largest floating EDM festival at the Clevelander Hotel, which was also their host pre-cruise hotel. I didn’t stay on-site at the hotel but the Miami pool party concept is very interesting. The pool is just for decoration and quite small. More than half of it was turned into a dance floor which was actually more purposeful than the pool itself. I arrived around 2:30PM when Shannon Williams was spinning and grabbed a drink and hung out at the bar and met two wonderful ladies who were also GC virgins.
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STATEROOM 4541: The cabin itself is situated down a dead-end hallway mid-ship on deck 4. This was an interior triple cabin with a fold down bed affixed to the right cabin wall. The beds were separated as there were supposed to be three guests. Since they all missed their flights, I was alone and had the beds pushed together. Both mattresses were so worn you could visibly see the imprint of where people’s mid-sections had rested. I didn’t plan on sleeping much on this cruise anyway but the bed surely didn’t help. That was the only drawback to the cabin. The rest of the cabin was in working order, clean and loaded with towels for three guests. Plenty of storage space available for three guests and all the more for one guest!