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Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean
7 Night Greece & Turkey (Rome Roundtrip)
Sail date: August 07, 2016
Ship: Jewel of the Seas
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 9596
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
Jewel of the Seas was clean, spacious and the crew was top-notch. Boarding was a breeze and we were in our stateroom in just minutes. We were immediately invited by our stateroom attendant to have lunch at the Windjammer Cafe - he saw we were tired, hungry and jet-lagged from our flight from Boston. While we were out, Sandy made-up the bunk-bed so our children would not have share a bed.
Dinners in the main dining room were top-notch. We loved the local flair of each port in addition to alternatives in case not everyone in the group wanted to try ratatouille (I did and it was good!). Our servers Francisco and Pavlo took great care of us - we loved their stories of visiting the ports and cool things we should look for.
Main pool area was extremely crowded on cruise dates (as is the case with most cruises) but we found other areas to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine - just a short walk fro the pool. Outdoor bartenders were fantastic. When I told Tonica that this was the first time I splurged on a drink package, she made us the most delicious fruit drinks - always asking our likes and knowing what to put in.
Evening shows were fun - comedy/magician headliner was great. Theater was very modern feeling and spacious. Enough bar space not to have drinks get in the way of the show.
Ports were all fun on the ship - a real variety of options allowed us to get out early for some and see everything, or just leisurely wander around the port city in others. It was nice to mix it all up.
Kudos to the Jewel Of The Seas Staff. This was our 2nd time with RCI - and they have set the standard very high
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We love oceanside seating at dinner. We found out that an earlier My-Time dining seating makes that possible. 6:30 was earlier than we normally eat dinner, but we got an ocean window table the entire cruise and were done in time to catch the entertainment and take and evening stroll on deck.
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11 Comments
JohnsonL 8 years ago
At Santorini: Glad to hear another recommendation for the boat and coach ride up the hill. We're you able to take the coach back down the hill? Also, was this an RCCL tour or a third party tour?
This will be our second large ship Mediterranean cruise but first time in beautiful Santorini.
Thank you for the review:-)