Norwegian Pearl Review
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I chose this cruise because it left from New York, a city I love & was going east, one of my firsts, having done 2 TAs from Europe.
Another first was the roll call which was quite active but toxic sometimes. Never been on a roll call before where posts were removed!!
I had hoped to finally visit the Guggenheim Museum while in NYC but that didn't happen, instead I lined up around the block to eat at Ellen's Stardust Diner, a place I had never gotten to before. I must say it was worth the wait, the food was good as was the entertainment.
Cabin Review
Inside
The cabin was nice, had everything I needed. It was in a good location close to the forward elevators/stairs. I particularly liked that the shower had sliding doors & not a body hugging curtain like some ships do.
Port Reviews
Cobh (Cork)
I joined others from the CC roll call on this private tour through E Coach.
The driver/guide Mike was great & we were the 1st bus away from the port.
We went to Blarney Castle which was beautiful, not so much the building but the lovely gardens & surroundings. I didn't kiss the Stone as I'm gabby enough as you may have noticed!! We had 2 1/2 hours there.
Next stop was Kinsale, a lovely fishing type village, very touristy. I ate, at Mike's suggestion, at Dino's where I had fish & chips, 3 big pieces of lemon sole & lots of homecut fries. I couldn't resist the call of a piece of rhubarb pie served with whipped cream on the side.
The final stop was the Cathedral which was quite near the port. It was lovely & had a great view of the area around it.
This was a lovely tour & I'd highly recommend it.
Le Havre
I took a private tour through Overlord Tours to Omaha Beach, the American Cemetery, Bayeux & Honfleur.I was glad I had my winter coat as it was pretty chilly at the beach.
We had free time to wander the cemetery & use the w/c which was free.
In Bayeux, where there's a famous tapestry & a lovely Cathedral, I saw neither as we spent so long waiting for lunch in the little bistro a nice family from the tour let me join them at. It also poured down rain when we left the cafe.
Honfleur was a lovely place, such beautiful architecture, fishing vessels & very touristy. There was a carousel there & lovely flowers in bloom in the middle of the road.