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Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Jewel of the Seas

14 Night Western Europe (Harwich Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 24, 2007

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

We loved the Jewels of the Sea. The size was perfect for us. We do not like the real big ships.

Ports of call

Oslo, Norway

3 out of 5
Beautiful port. Very expensive to shop.

Copenhagen, Denmark

3 out of 5
The little Mermaid

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

5 out of 5
This was our favorite port. We went on a tour to Brugg & Ghent. We loved Brugg. A quaint little town.

Cork, Ireland

5 out of 5
Great tour. We went to an restaurant for lunch with Irish Steo Dancers. Went to the Blarney castle. You must kiss the Blarney Stone.
Don't Miss: Blarney Castle

Hamburg, Germany

5 out of 5
Went on a tour. We went to Lubeck. Very Pretty.

Copenhagen, Denmark

3 out of 5
The little Mermaid

Dublin, Ireland

3 out of 5
We didn't like our tour. The bus took 2 hours to get out of Dublin. A lot of traffic. Went to a small town called Avoca. It was ok.

Le Havre (Paris), France

5 out of 5
We went on a tour to Normandy. We both enjoyed it. It was very educational. Also the memorial cemetary was beautiful, but sad.

Cork, Ireland

5 out of 5
Great tour. We went to an restaurant for lunch with Irish Steo Dancers. Went to the Blarney castle. You must kiss the Blarney Stone.
Don't Miss: Blarney Castle

Oslo, Norway

3 out of 5
Beautiful port. Very expensive to shop.

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

5 out of 5
This was our favorite port. We went on a tour to Brugg & Ghent. We loved Brugg. A quaint little town.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

3 out of 5
We thought it was a little dirty. My husband enjoyed walking through the Red Light District. I liked the canal ride.
Don't Miss: Anne Franks House

Hamburg, Germany

5 out of 5
Went on a tour. We went to Lubeck. Very Pretty.

Dublin, Ireland

3 out of 5
We didn't like our tour. The bus took 2 hours to get out of Dublin. A lot of traffic. Went to a small town called Avoca. It was ok.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

3 out of 5
We thought it was a little dirty. My husband enjoyed walking through the Red Light District. I liked the canal ride.
Don't Miss: Anne Franks House

Le Havre (Paris), France

5 out of 5
We went on a tour to Normandy. We both enjoyed it. It was very educational. Also the memorial cemetary was beautiful, but sad.

Pros: We liked all the ports. Not to many days at sea

Recommends Jewel of the Seas? Yes!

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