Norwegian Pearl Review
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We got an upgrade fairy call and went from 2 adjoining balcony rooms to one 2 bedroom balcony suite. This being my first cruise, I have now been spoiled for life. A suite is the only way to go. Our butler Aries and cabin steward Eliza were fantastic and always smiling. They were attentive - keeping the mini fridge stocked with low fat milk (for me), bringing fruits and berries every morning and chocolate and canepes every evening. Eliza made an effort to learn our names and would give me hugs in the hallway even when she was nowhere near our room.
I am local to Seattle, but the rest of my party was not. My family and I met up with everyone at the South Center Quality Inn and Suites. We had dinner at Maui Thai (I highly recommend it) right around the corner from our hotel. After dinner my husband and kids departed for home and we waited for our last sister to arrive from Boston (our party included WA, MA, RI, OH and CA).
Sunday morning we took a shuttle to the pier, dropped off our mega amount of luggage with a porter and then took off for a quick tour of Pike Place Market and the infamous gum wall. I made a quick dash to a Walgreens to get another flashcard for my camera (I should have bought 2 because I ended up buying another one for more $$ on the ship). We then had a comical "who's on first" moment trying to get everyone out of the market and to the pier.
Cabin Review
Family Penthouse with Balcony
Our room was 11006. The suite was nice because it had a sitting area, a nice large balcony and a table with 4 chairs. It had a LaVassa coffee maker that used little pods and had a steam attachment. In Glacier Bay I was taking pictures out on the balcony but it got too cold so I moved into the lovely master bath. The soaking tub with a tub to ceiling window was almost as good for taking pictures… until I fell asleep in the tub, fully dressed and a sister snapped a picture and posted it to Facebook as soon as she could. It was wonderful to have the sitting area... but the sleeping arrangements for 6 women? Well, they sucked. 2 people got the master bed, one got the fold out couch in the middle of the living room and 3 of us crammed into the dungeon, I mean kids' room, that had a fold out couch for 2 and a pulldown bed for 1. It was claustrophobic. I woke up every night covered in sweat and unable to breath. Also, I believe we were directly below the cold dunk tank in the spa one floor up from us. With every roll of the boat I could hear the gurgling in the dunk tank. The boat rolled constantly and the gurgle was LOUD.