MOcruiserman Posted May 11 #1 Share Posted May 11 We greatly enjoyed our recent cruise on the ACL Serenade and are thinking of our next one. But we're torn between the Columbia/Snake River cruise and the Great Lakes cruise on Pearl Seas, the other line in the ACL family. I would appreciate any input from people who've had experience on both. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaumD Posted May 11 #2 Share Posted May 11 Both lines run their ships in a very similar manner. The biggest difference is the crew. On American, the waiters, housekeepers and deckhands are mostly young inexperienced Americans, who work for ACL for one, maybe two seasons. On Pearl, the waiters, housekeepers and deckhands are mostly Filipino. Many have been with Pearl for 10 years, since the ship first sailed. They are a lot more experienced than the crew on American. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twototravel Posted May 11 #3 Share Posted May 11 The Pearl Seas ship has recently been redecorated - that had been a criticism in the past. On the other hand, the American Cruise Lines are mostly all knew, and the Columbia/Snake River cruise gets high marks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globalfish Posted June 18 #4 Share Posted June 18 The Pearl Mist (Pearl Seas Cruises) has better food than ACL by far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob brown Posted September 29 #5 Share Posted September 29 On 5/11/2024 at 11:45 AM, MOcruiserman said: We greatly enjoyed our recent cruise on the ACL Serenade and are thinking of our next one. But we're torn between the Columbia/Snake River cruise and the Great Lakes cruise on Pearl Seas, the other line in the ACL family. I would appreciate any input from people who've had experience on both. Thanks. Do both, if you can! You will not be disappointed by either…😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob brown Posted October 4 #6 Share Posted October 4 On 5/11/2024 at 1:53 PM, BaumD said: Both lines run their ships in a very similar manner. The biggest difference is the crew. On American, the waiters, housekeepers and deckhands are mostly young inexperienced Americans, who work for ACL for one, maybe two seasons. On Pearl, the waiters, housekeepers and deckhands are mostly Filipino. Many have been with Pearl for 10 years, since the ship first sailed. They are a lot more experienced than the crew on American. Good points. I am on my first Pearl Seas cruise, and the experienced crew is absolutely wonderful. They are both a very happy cohesive bunch, while at the same time display the proper decorum I am used to experiencing on most ocean cruise ships. I have not sailed ACL as yet, but have been on the former AQV three times. Difference is very evident. The young, American crews are nowhere near as cohesive, some are obviously not happy in their jobs, not trained in proper service protocols. While many are friendly, sometimes overly so, and will speak to you more like a “buddy”, than as a customer.🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ez_gene Posted October 7 #7 Share Posted October 7 Bob Brown, We've done the Columbia River Cruise and it was fantastic on ACL. We're doing the Hudson River Fall Colors in 2 weeks looking forward to it. We're looking at the Portland, ME to Toronto Hudson River Cruise for next May. Sounds so great and looking to experience Pearl Cruises trip/trips. Would like to hear from others about their experiences. This will be our 4th cruise with ACL/Pearl Seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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