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Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Jewel of the Seas

9 Night Greek Isles (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 07, 2017

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9096

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The Jewel of the Seas is a beautiful ship. Unfortunately, we experienced a few issues that marred our onboard experience just a bit; however, the ports of call were absolutely fantastic. All-in-all it was a good cruise.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
For some reason, our photos (my husband and I) printed on another couple's Sea Pass card. We experienced a long, frustrating delay while this situation was corrected. Once we went to embark, we experienced another temporary delay as additional corrections were made to our cards.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
We experienced both the main dining room and the Windjammer buffet. Food quality was good and abundant at both locations.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Daily trivia games were held in an open bar area. It was loud and hard to hear the trivia

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows we attended were of good quality. Catch String Fever if you ever get an opportunity to see them perform. Amazing shows!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Everyone we encountered was very good and very friendly. We experienced some issues with Room Service.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Elevators in the mid-ship area are very, very busy at strategic times of the day. Just beware if you have a mid-ship cabin.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
We experienced problems with hot water and low water pressure. Additionally, the water also had a sulfur smell.

Ship tip

It's a beautiful ship!

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
We had a great time exploring Civitavecchia. Try to catch the open market as it was lots of fun.

Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5
Took the tour to Mt. Aetna. It was wonderful! It's a full day, but a lot of fun.

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5
We took a jeep tour and explored the island. Wonderful!

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5
Experienced a great tour of Mykonos. It was very windy during our day in Mykonos.

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
Beautiful - simply beautiful.

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
Booked a taxi for the day through George's Taxi. Kostas was wonderful and made sure we saw as much of Athens as was possible in a day. Great time!

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
Visited Positano, Sorrento and Pompeii. Great experience. Did not see much of Naples.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very organized and efficient set up for Disembarkation.
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