What's up with the NCL Pearl?

I am booked on the Pearl for the Jan 5th 2014 cruise. I have a friend that is thinking about joining the wife and I but they say there is no rooms showing. Can the cruise really be sold out this far in advance? I took a look and it appears that Jan and Feb 2014 are closed off to bookings. Am I missing something?

The Pearl has a lot a special music charters coming and they are also scheduled to go into dry dock.

So, you think it may really be sold out ????

I am booked on the Pearl for the Jan 5th 2014 cruise. I have a friend that is thinking about joining the wife and I but they say there is no rooms showing. Can the cruise really be sold out this far in advance? I took a look and it appears that Jan and Feb 2014 are closed off to bookings. Am I missing something?

If it was doing the usual Caribbean cruise, no, it definitely would not be sold out. With the Pearl being used for the charter cruises, I imagine a charter for that week is the reason. We cruised her several weeks ago and the week before had been a Kid Rock charter cruise. And.....unless "motherf...er" is every other word you speak throughout the day and night, then according to many of the crew who serviced that cruise, you might not be comfortable on a charter with the Kid.

Do you know if there is a way to see who might be chartering this cruise?

I couldn't find the cruise on NCL but found it on multiple other booking sites. If you are concerned this may be a partial charter call NCL and ask. The Jan 12 one is definitely a charter.

I Googled cruise ship charters on the Pearl and found a charter for the week following your cruise. There was also a reference to a cc post about the Pearl being chartered - http://www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=35561056.

I have seen the date on booking sites but when you check availability it shows sold out. I saw that the one after is the country cruise. So if they did charter the cruise does that mean I might get bumped?

just got off the sun and we had a travel agent with us.. sitting at the airport talking to her and she said the Pearl is charter for Jan. & Feb.. The Pearl is going into dry docks April ? to the 21/13..

just got off the sun and we had a travel agent with us.. sitting at the airport talking to her and she said the Pearl is charter for Jan. & Feb.. The Pearl is going into dry docks April ? to the 21/13..

Good to know, thanks.

I am booked on the Pearl for the Jan 5th 2014 cruise. I have a friend that is thinking about joining the wife and I but they say there is no rooms showing. Can the cruise really be sold out this far in advance? I took a look and it appears that Jan and Feb 2014 are closed off to bookings. Am I missing something?

I have had to same type problem but different date, looking at the 10/30/14 11 day, the catergory I checked couple weeks ago, now coming up as a guarantee, and can't choose cabin and deck, can't believe it is all sold out 19 months in advance. Can't figure this one either.

Mim

Well it's official. NCL has chartered the cruise and I have been bumped. They sent a letter with a few options. I have already paid for my airfare and hotels. Now what to do? Any way I lice it i either have to change my flight and hotel or I have to change cruise lines. What should I ask NCL to cover if I stay with the over booking with another cruise line?

I just got from the Pearl last week 4/7 and we were told that it was off to dry dock for a while to be refitted. Not sure how long...maybe a month or so.

The Pearl will be back in service next weekend (April 21st) for Her Re-Positioning Cruise through the Panama Canal to Alaska for the summer season.

Weird - has this sailing been re-instated? It's showing on the website with the roatan/belize/key west itinerary, and it's wiiiiiiide open.

Weird - has this sailing been re-instated? It's showing on the website with the roatan/belize/key west itinerary, and it's wiiiiiiide open.

And great prices! My guess - the charter backed out. They had one or two back out in March as well (3-11 and 3-16) and those came back to NCL for sale not too long ago. Too bad I can't take that week off otherwise I would be all over it.

For those that are confused, this is a discussion from last March/April.

For those that are confused, this is a discussion from last March/April.

Yes - you are absolutely right - it started last March. But the 1/5-12/14 cruise that was canceled to a charter (as per this discussion) is now available to purchase on NCL - today - 9/1/13.

For those that are confused, this is a discussion from last March/April.

I specifically resurrected this thread as my comments were germane - therefore hoping to avoid confusion...