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Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Pearl

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Kenrice63
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

After cruising on the ncl pride of America in Hawaii I said I would never use nick again. On that cruise I felt the staff thought we were doing them a favor. I only took this cruise because if fit our time frame and iternary. Glad we gave nick another chance because this crew and staff we fantastic. We spent our 50 anniversary on this cruise and loved every minute. The only complaints we have ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Balcony


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Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Pearl

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ufgatornurse89
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

My parents and I cruised this repositioning itinerary from San Diego to Tampa primarily because 1) we live in Tampa, and a one-way airfare was appealing, and 2) we had the opportunity to go through the Panama Canal. We also had three other couples join us, so we had a group of 9 in its entirety. This is my third NCL cruise, and all three trips have been on The Pearl. Embarkation was a nightmare ...
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Sail Date: October 2018


Quality of services are down from previous cruises with the same company

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Pearl

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Dherg
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We are returning customers. Our previous experiences help us deciding to take this trip also. Are we disappointed this time or what. Room is clean. Shows are ok. The restaurants are not what they promoted. There's no free style. No shorts. No caps, no sleeveless shirts for man but ok for women. Food is unacceptable. Some of the crew members are great. Some look down to you if you order ...
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Sail Date: October 2018


Disorganized. All prior cruises on other lines were better.

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Pearl

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DoctorRyobi
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise due to the trip through the Panama Canal. Most of the food was mediocre with some good food at the specialty restaurants. All service staff were very congenial and helpful. Many smiles and always ready to help. Nightly entertainment was excellent. The bed gave backaches to my wife and I. Even though we saw many new mattresses loaded onto the ship and saw them in storage ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Mixed bag - some excellent ratings, others poor

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Pearl

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KGOldWolf48
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

I always wanted to go through the Panama Canal, its history fascinates me. I also wanted an extended cruise for a bit of "R&R". The price point was good but the on-board costs were disappointing. I feel NCL was in my pocket for every little thing.... a 1 liter bottle of Dasani was $6.60!!! Yes, $6.60 - outrageous. Kids video arcade games are $1.30 per game. Food was okay in the complimentary ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Inside


"Is this the first time they have done this"

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Pearl

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bajabob
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

This was a once in a life time deal to sail to the Panama Canal and see what it was all about. We have sailed on RCL and Princess in the past. Lots of factors involved in deciding on this cruise but location, timing and price where major factors. Not sure if "price point" is where NCL fits in but I somehow thought in my mind that we were signing up for a top notch cruise and we were both very ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Some good....some not so

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Pearl

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Fishstain
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

This was our fourth time travelling with Norwegian and for the first time we came back a little disappointed. Service, food and cabin were fine but we were particularly disappointed with the entertainment on the ship. We felt the groups and singers round the ship were nowhere near as strong as others we've been on and while the "specialist" entertainers were mixed to say the least. Some were ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Oceanview Porthole Window


Excellent cruise, if you don't need solid structure.

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Pearl

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ac7ss
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

I have cruised with Norwegian in the past. I like their "Freestyle" format. There is no set dining time, but you may make reservations for most of the restaurants. The buffets are more than enough to keep you satisfied, but the "Pub" and dining halls are complementary and a nice change. This cruise was more sea days than port days due to a storm, 5 ports for a 14 day cruise, we had to miss ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Inside


Classic cruise ship in need of structural update

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Adventure_Seeker_Sean
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

Cons -old cruise ship; framework inside hasn't changed -resulting from old design, passengers cannot navigate as easily as on modern ships - traveling portside corridors will not land you at the same places starboard. -soda package is a rip off. Soda will come from the bar fountain and at stations without a fountain, cans are used. However, you often get an old can (flat soda) because ...
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Sail Date: October 2018


This cruise does not sell out - book late and save $

Review for a South America Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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Tanndance
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

First, the NCL repositioning cruise from San Diego to Valparaiso and then from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires does not sell out. We met dozens of people that booked the first leg - San Diego to Valparaiso the day before departure and paid under $400.00/person for a very good cabin. Then there were people who were booking the second leg from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires when we were getting close to ...
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Sail Date: November 2016

Cabin Type: Inside


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