Ship dated and poor food quality
Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
Southern Caribbean Holiday
Sail date: April 18, 2015
Ship: Jewel of the Seas
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 3100
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
The ship was extremely dated (it was as though it was stuck in the 1980's) and over priced for what was available on the vessel. The quality of the food was marginal at best and was in very limited quantities. Same things every day with no variance in the buffets and they were frequently out of stock. Beverage stations for the paid beverage packages were only available for a portion of the day and were not full. Food/snacks could not be found on the ship after 10 pm unless you wanted to pay an additional fee for a specialty hamburger or were interested in a stale piece of pizza that was obviously leftover from the buffet and sitting under a warmer. The ports of call were amazing.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Children's Programs
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
There is very limited seating on the pool deck; especially on sea days and most of it is in the smoking areas on the upper deck. If you want to sit out, you need to go early and make sure someone stays by your chairs or your items will be removed if it appears you are not actively using the chair.
Ports of call
Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.