NCL Pearl Review 5/20/07 - 5/27/07
Pre-cruise: We flew into Seatac and split the cost of a mini-van rental with another couple from our roll-call. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express near Seatac. They had an Entertainment discount available, so our one bedroom king suite was less than $60, including a free breakfast bar the next morning. Having our own transportation allowed us the option of dining away from the hotel Saturday night and stopping at the store for our carry-on sodas and water. We returned the van to the downtown pier location of Thrifty the next morning, and caught the waiting shuttle which dropped us at the pier. Grade: A
Embarkation: We were checking in by 11 AM, arranged payment terms, received our key cards, sat in the waiting room for a fairly short time, and were on the ship by noon. Easiest and smoothest embarkation we've experienced yet. Grade: A