The large cruise ship Norwegian Pearl sails on deep blue water under a clear sky. The white vessel features vibrant, multicolored pearl and ribbon artwork on its hull, orange lifeboats, and a dark blue funnel with the NCL logo emitting a steady trail of gray smoke.

Norwegian Cruise Line

11-Day Caribbean: Round-Trip Philadelphia: Dominican Republic & St. Thomas

Caribbean

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Trip Details

Departs: December 23, 2026

Returns: January 3, 2027

Departure Port: Philadelphia

Ship: Norwegian Pearl

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Norwegian Pearl

A Panamax ship of 2006 that has spent twenty years hosting other people's music festivals

Aboard

  • Delivered by Meyer Werft in November 2006 and christened in Miami by Rosie O'Donnell that December
  • Panamax by design, 106 feet across the beam, narrow enough for the original canal locks
  • A four-lane ten-pin bowling alley on deck seven, inside the Bliss Ultra Lounge
  • The fleet's regular charter ship, Cayamo, the Kiss Kruise, Parahoy and Star Trek voyages
  • A November 2025 drydock at Marseille that added the adults-only Vibe Beach Club on deck fourteen
  • Homeported at Philadelphia, a port Norwegian returned to in 2026 after fifteen years away
More About Norwegian Pearl

Ashore

Where You Stop

Philipsburg

St. Thomas

Tortola

San Juan

Puerto Plata

Caribbean

The Caribbean

The most-sailed water on earth, and the easiest cruise to fall in love with, short flights, warm water twelve months a year, and a different island every morning.

Best Time to Go
December through April, outside hurricane season
Typical Length
5 to 8 nights
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