The Pearl Mist is a beautiful ship and service staff wonderful. But... it has many rough spots to correct so before you book this expensive cruise look closely and so some research. In my opinion the information about the cruise line both online and in the brochures seem to be sadly lacking. For example, inquire about where the various ports are located; what the excursions are and the cost and what provisions are available for those who have physical problems on the excursions; how much you need to pay for Wi-fi; and what activities are available on the ship (one of the brochure says there is a spa-not so). We did not find out we had to pay for the excusionsuntil the first night on the cruise. And were taken aback when we found we had to embark and disembark from the ship in remote industrial areas; the one in Chicago was 45 minutes out of town and in a secure site where we could not leave the ship unless we were on curise business.

The scenery was wonderful, the guests were delightful, the music entertainment was the same each night... the guest speaker was the highlight of the on board activities.