Pearl April 22

[Longstockingpippi1]

I am not doing a full “live review “ just wanna pass along tidbits here and there while trying to conserve my internet minutes. 
Took Amtrak from New Haven to save stress and take a break from driving. My daughter, her wheelchair and two suitcases and two carry ons got a cab from South station to cruise port $15.40 , maybe try Lyft?!

Got to cruise port at 11:30 , light crowd 👍. Word was this sailing is light compared to last week. Think I heard 1300, will try to confirm. After getting the green dots on our passports, I was told no boarding till 1pm. We all waited on the street level, no one was allowed upstairs. Finally about 12:15 “they opened the gates” and we all cheered. Went pretty smooth. They started boarding around 12:30,  the rooms are ready announcement was made shortly after one. 
It is 3:30 and they are trying to get the holdouts to the muster stations so we can prepare to depart. The dock is quiet and totally empty, however we are still hooked up to the bridge. 
What a great day 😃. 

[quillwercruisers]

Enjoy your cruise!

[Longstockingpippi1]

The bridge is not connected any longer, we should be leaving on time❤️

[Longstockingpippi1]

[Broons77]

Thank you so much for the report!  Wonder why they held off on boarding, I hope you and your daughter were in a comfortable location.

 

i was hoping to try to make it to the Cape today to see if I could spot you from White Crest Beach in Wellfleet, but will have to try another week as work got in the way...  Bon voyage!!!!

[Von & John]

Wishing you a Fantabulous & Enjoyable Trip!

[LadyBerard]

You have a beautiful day for a sailaway!  Have a wonderful cruise!!

 

[papajak]

Thanks for taking the time to do this! I'm excited to follow along!

No door decorating? That's disapointing. Is that new? I usually sail RC and we always decorate. 

[dadiva18]

Looking forward to the updates! Hope you have fun! :D 

[racingraysswimmom]

On 4/22/2022 at 7:08 PM, papajak said:

Thanks for taking the time to do this! I'm excited to follow along!

No door decorating? That's disapointing. Is that new? I usually sail RC and we always decorate. 

I was wondering the same thing.  It was fun to do and always used sticky tac so no harm to surfaces.  Helped us find our stateroom faster especially the first few days onboard.

Hard to remember as its been a few years since we sailed but is there a mailbox next to door.

Wonder if we could put a small decoration on that?

[Longstockingpippi1]

On our arrival day, Sunday, a couple hundred of us took NCL’s ferry over to St . George. And I’m glad we did because NCL’s ferry was canceled the next two days due to the weather . 
Bermuda’s ferry ran though, here is the schedule 

[Longstockingpippi1]

In Bar Harbor it  took a couple attempts but they finally got the ship in a good location to run the tenders. Started off dreary and cloudy but as the day went on it improved enough so people went ashore. They extended port time till 1830. 

[Longstockingpippi1]

Pre/purchased the thermal spa was $139, on board it was $186. I also checked to see if the ladies room inside the fitness center still had the herbal steam room and yes it was still there and still free. Small but free. 

[Longstockingpippi1]

Last night the final show, the aerobatic show was canceled, for safety reasons,?!?! 

[Longstockingpippi1]

Self disembark started at 8:05.

[papajak]

How was St. George? From what I've been reading it sounds sad. Was anything open on a Sunday?

[Longstockingpippi1]

Most shops closed, a couple restaurants open and busy. Tough to navigate while pushing my daughter’s wheelchair. If I was solo I would have had a different experience. 

[Longstockingpippi1]

At 9 am they stopped all disembarking because they are refueling the ship😡

[emilysmom97]

Thanks for the updates. We're sailing on May 13th. I was hoping no muster drill since online check in made you watch how to wear the life vests. How was capacity? 

[emilysmom97]

NCL has their own ferry in Bermuda?

[Longstockingpippi1]

35 minutes ago, emilysmom97 said:

NCL has their own ferry in Bermuda?

Yes, it is for NCL guests and goes to St. George only. Takes about 45 minutes. Capacity was about 1300, 😄

[Broons77]

Thanks for all the updates @Longstockingpippi1!  Great info for our sailing on the 20th.  Hope you and your daughter had a wonderful time aboard.  Any tips for a fellow pusher aside from avoiding the cobblestones? 😄 👩‍🦽

[Longstockingpippi1]

8 hours ago, Longstockingpippi1 said:

Yes, it is for NCL guests and goes to St. George only. Takes about 45 minutes. Capacity was about 1300, 😄

Oops, 1300 was an estimate of the Pearl, what a crappy sentence (that I wrote) 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[Longstockingpippi1]

8 minutes ago, Broons77 said:

Thanks for all the updates @Longstockingpippi1!  Great info for our sailing on the 20th.  Hope you and your daughter had a wonderful time aboard.  Any tips for a fellow pusher aside from avoiding the cobblestones? 😄 👩‍🦽

We toured The Keep and walked through the museum. Was some very steep climbing . It was only after I left the museum and studied the brochure that there appears to be an elevator that could have taken us to the second and third floors. 

[jimsig]

On 4/22/2022 at 8:08 PM, papajak said:

Thanks for taking the time to do this! I'm excited to follow along!

No door decorating? That's disapointing. Is that new? I usually sail RC and we always decorate. 

 

On 4/27/2022 at 9:36 AM, racingraysswimmom said:

I was wondering the same thing.  It was fun to do and always used sticky tac so no harm to surfaces.  Helped us find our stateroom faster especially the first few days onboard.

Hard to remember as its been a few years since we sailed but is there a mailbox next to door.

Wonder if we could put a small decoration on that?

On the 4-15 cruise there were quite a few people with decorations on their doors.

 

No mail box