Great itinerary and great ship (right-sized).

Item: Jewel of the Seas
Rating: 4.2
Author: therealCAPTRon

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

therealCAPTRon

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

12 Night Holy Land (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 11, 2019

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8670

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Ports were plentiful and many were less common making them intriguing. Many great memories, so busy.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Without a hitch, very fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Very good and lots of options. Four stars for main dining room, five stars for Chef's Table.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

More than enough to do.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Loved all the shows I saw.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was phenomenal

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Wish there was a stairwell aft, lots of distance to cover to get to stairs.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Fantastic balcony, couldn't be better. Bathroom on small side.

Ports of call

Messina, Sicily Did not visit port

Bad weather

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Ashdod, Israel Did not visit port

Bad weather

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Haifa, Israel

4 out of 5

Lines at tourist sites were outrageous and supposedly this was not high season. Still amazing.

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Limassol, Cyprus

3 out of 5

Probably won't go there again.

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Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Loved it!

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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

A pleasant, beautiful surprise.

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5

Naples, Italy

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Self disembarkation, very quick and smooth, except for elevators (good luck)

2 Comments

sdlamothe 4 years ago

We will be staying in that same cabin next fall. We have never stayed in an aft balcony cabin. How is the view? Any noise issues from suite next to you?

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michelleb1127 4 years ago

Thanks for the great review! Just curious why wouldn't you go to Cyprus again and what did you do there?

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