Cruise was great just did not care for the ship that much.

Item: Jewel of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: seam44

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

seam44

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

9 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 01, 2019

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Compared to the Oasis of the Seas I did not care for the Jewel of the Seas that much. Promenade deck and Centrum area much too small for number of people on board the ship. Couldn't find areas to just sit or sit and have a cup of coffee or people watch!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Service was a little slow, that was mainly due to the kitchen, not the wait staff.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Fitness center

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Shows were “okay “ not the caliber of the Oasis or that class of ship.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Waiters and room steward could not have been any nicer or more accommodating.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Ship was relatively clean, always seem to be problems with certain rest rooms. The Centrum area was extremely inadequate for the amount of people on board. Could never get s seat to watch any of the shows that were out on in that area. Myself and another member of my group could not stand for any great length of time so we had to leave. Promenade deck extremely small. Didn’t like the fact that

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Found it just a little small for the 2 of us. Especially they had to separate the bed for us and I could barely walk in between the 2 beds. If you have sailed on the next class if ship

Ship tip

If you have sailed on the next class if ship definitely don’t expect too much from this one. Felt the ship was too small for the amount of people on board.

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