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Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Jewel of the Seas

6 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 28, 2021

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9552

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Ports changed prior to sailing. (Was looking forward to Key West.) Hated the masking! Nice ship, very clean, friendly staff. Food was just okay, not great like they kept wanting use to say. Entertainment good. Was able to buy what I wanted in the port marketplaces.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Too much nonsense with the COVID.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food was just okay, entirely edible, certainly not great. Only ate in the main dining room and the buffet. Would have liked longer buffet hours especially for breakfast. Dining time for Any-Time Dining starts too late.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Cannot rate. Did not partake pools, hot tubs, rockwall climbing, fitness center, spa, waterslide, ping pong, schuffleboard, putting green, jogging track, art auction, on-board sale, kararoke, etc. Did attend some trivia challenges but did not partake. For the most part did not care for the venues.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Not enough use of the singers and dancers. Did not like the timing of single show presentations being so late, specifically at 9:455PM.

Children's Programs

No kids. Did not pay attention to it.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
No issues. Very helpful and friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship was very clean. Knowing that it was a smaller ship the design was good.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We got what we booked and expected. The room was always cleaned and readied to our satisfaction.

Ship tip

Avoid a room on deck 10 unless you don't mind a large overhang

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
Arrival: Flew in, went to the cruise port. Departure: Disembarked, went to the airport. No excursions.

Bimini, Bahamas

2 out of 5
Offered nothing for me. Took a nice tram ride around the entire property. Did not do any excursions. Really would not care to go back.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
Walked around and shopped in the port marketplace. Did not take any excursion. Available excursions not something I would do in this world of COVID.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
The best of the available ports. Been to this port several times in the past. Did not take any excursion. Did not feel inclined to do an excursion.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Generally, good. Did not like that our luggage was not ready at baggage pick-up and we had wait for our luggage to eventually come out on a carousel.
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5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

PaulzyJC    2 years ago

Well... the nonsense with covid-19 was for your safety and the safety of all the passengers. Enjoy your next Cruise.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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