My husband and I sailed on the Pearl in early October. The check-in process was fine. We were glad to get on board after the long flight from Dallas/Newark.

Our OV room had quite a bit storage space with 2 sets of 3 drawers a nice sized closet and shelves adjacent and above. This was important as we were doing back to back cruises. The second being a Transatlantic.

It had been many years since we'd sailed on NCL as they moved out of Houston and it was easier to go to the port of Galveston and board a Royal Caribbean vessel when we wanted a getaway. Previously I remembered the food being excellent. Not so now. Pretty bland. And a lot of repeats. Read more