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

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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

Thumbs Up 0

Ashdod, Israel Did not visit port

Bad weather

Thumbs Up 0

Haifa, Israel

4 out of 5

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

Thumbs Up 0

Limassol, Cyprus

3 out of 5

Probably won't go there again.

Thumbs Up 0

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Loved it!

Thumbs Up 0

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

A pleasant, beautiful surprise.

Thumbs Up 0

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)

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