Great 1st cruise

Item: Jewel of the Seas
Rating: 4.5
Author: waynnep

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

waynnep

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

7 Night Greek Isles (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 23, 2019

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8023

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Excellent 1st cruise for our family, enjoyed every minute of it and a perfect ship for our first experience of cruising. Will definitely be back for more

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very good and with ease

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Tides restaurant very good, brilliant waiter service, Windjammer great selection of food, we ate here at breakfast and lunch

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Good shows

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All very good in particular Wayan ( Sky Bar) Zsolt and Mondher ( Tides Restarauant) and Jimson ( Room Steward )

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Size was exactly what we expected, comfort was good and cleanliness very good.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5

Very busy due to 5 ships that were visiting. Took a speed boat to Oia but very little time to explore before bus back. Stunning views from the top before queuing up for cable car back down to tender boat.

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Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Favourite port, picturesque and clean and not too crowded

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5

Booked excursion with the ship - very expensive - Acropolis a must

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Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

4 out of 5

Took a bus €8 to Olympia - very interesting - bus back and spent a little time on small beach near the ship