First time with Royal Caribbean.

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

VirginiaB

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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10 Night Caribbean & Panama Canal (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 03, 2009

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 15 years ago

Review summary

Mid size ship that was very nice. Not enough elevators, constantly waiting. Also no laundry facilities for guests to use

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Excellent food and great service.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Out of the 10 day trip, only 4 days had real shows, the rest were "one man bands". But they did bring the "Platters" on for a performance, which was excellent.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Very nice, but the cleaning wasn't as good as it should have been.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship is 5 years old and starting to show some wear on the furniture.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Small room and the bed was short.

Ports of call

Cristobal, Panama

3 out of 5

Great place to buy your souvenirs.

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Montego Bay, Jamaica

3 out of 5

Don't like Jamaica and this is only my opinion.

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

I tour through the river was very nice.

Thumbs Up 0

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Awesome, especially Dragon Breath and the Zip-Line.

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Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Alot to see there, had a nice tour in the city and to the Fort.

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Pros: Wonderful experience traveling though the locks of the Panama Canal

Cons: Unfortunately they may stop going through due to the expense to the ships.

First time with Royal Caribbean.

Overall rating:

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Ports of call

Recommends Jewel of the Seas? Yes!

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