Excellent Greek Isles Cruise

Item: Jewel of the Seas
Rating: 4.3
Author: Frankly3

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Frankly3

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

9 Night Greek Isles (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 20, 2019

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8162

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I have already given my view of the various places we visited. My only other complaint is that there was no free Wi-Fi on the ship which, based on the cost of the trip, was a disgrace. The staff were all excellent and indeed the waiters, state room staff, the bar staff and the people serving in the 'Tea-Room' were incredibly friendly and happy despite the fact that they always to seemed to be on duty !!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The dining room and buffets were really good

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pool was a decent size for the number of passengers which were on the ship

Entertainment

5 out of 5

All very good

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our 2 waiters were absolutely brilliant. The Barista, Sarah, in the Tea Room was wonderful and always cheerful

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

N/a

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

I've rated it as a 2 because the room had a restricted view caused by the placement of a scruffy, dirty platform which was used to clean the windows of the room on level 7, 8 and 9. The platform was right outside our balcony which meant that sitting on our so called "Oceanview Balcony view" room was not an 'Oceanview' !!!

Ship tip

n/a

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

Only boarded and departed the ship here

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Messina, Sicily

4 out of 5

No comments

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Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5

The trip to Malta was really interesting and pleasant

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Mykonos, Greece

4 out of 5

Not a lot to do

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Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

The views were wonderful. However we were lucky in that we were the only cruise ship in the town thus it was not too crowded.

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5

Athens is full of graffiti and therefore is not a place for sightseeing. However the main attraction, the Acropolis, was well worth seeing

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Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Naples was a very interesting place to visit with lots of lovely buildings and sites to see

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very good and easy

6 Comments

paggers 5 years ago

Have a look at Virgin Voyages, Free WiFi on board.

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crusin4gramma 5 years ago

Sorry you didn't like you cabin view but "oceanview" only means you have a window. Also, the cruiseline always lets you know when your view is obstructed and you pay less because of it. So I'm guessing you got exactly what you paid for in that instance.

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CruzeFan 5 years ago

Check Viking, Crystal, Symphony, Regent, etc. if you want free wi-fi, but be prepared to pay 2-3+ times the price you paid for the Royal Caribbean cruise.

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TXatsea 5 years ago

Let me know when you find free WiFi on a mainstream cruise line

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olddbob 5 years ago

No phone masts at sea. You obviously dont understand how it works when in the middle of the ocean

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michelleb1127 5 years ago

Most mainstream cruise lines charges for wifi unless in a suite.

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