We absolutely found the Pearl to be a shiny new addition to NCL. It was clean, the food was exceptionally good and the beds were comfy. We had no complaints about anything on board this ship.

We arrived in Seattle late Saturday night and took a cab from the airport Holiday Inn Express to the cruise ship and were on board in less than 15 minutes. It was a very smooth process. We arrived around 11 AM. We went straight in and made a dinner reservation for the second night at Cagney's and then went to the Garden Cafe for lunch. It was stress free. Our luggage arrived in a couple of hours. No problems.

We also ate at Mambos, La Cuchina, Indigo, Summer Palace and at an outdoor barbeque by the pool. All of the food was great. The lobster at Indigo on lobster night was superb. Read more