Great New Years Cruise

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

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

trophut

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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10 Night Eastern Caribbean Holiday (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 30, 2021

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3532

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Loved the ship, easy to get around. We did not stop in Cartagena, but Aruba was great. Have been on many New Years cruises & this one lacked the decorations ;etc that Royal Caribbean did on others before: No decorations on outside deck; so we went to the Centrum for the countdown…only a few balloons, kind of disappointing. Still a good cruise

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Breakfast buffet was good, but no cheddar it spinach for omelets. Lunch was good but some items found on other lines like tacos it taco bar would be good. Ice cream was only available 11:30-3 pm, then later at dinner:

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Solarium pool was great, jogging /walking was good. Enjoyed the outdoor movies in the evening too

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Really enjoyed The Flat Tops, comedian was also great

Children's Programs

We were 2 seniors

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Roo steward & waiers wereallexcellent

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Great smaller, friendly ship. Easy to make new friends

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

There was a mixup & ourcabin was upgraded to a wonderful balcony!,

Ship tip

Great smaller ship with nice amenities.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

Colon, Panama

4 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Luggage took too long to get, never got luggage till after 10 am

9 Comments

CruisingDoctora 2 years ago

Thank you for your review! Im looking for a ship on Nye to celebrate my birthday and sounds like Jewel wouldn't be ideal.

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PiratesWorld 2 years ago

Thanks for the info

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

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Curt34 2 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience, sorry new years 😢

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry to hear that the pomp for New Year’s celebration was lacking. Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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hollysmomtravel 2 years ago

Happy new year

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate you sharing your experience

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your New Year’s cruising experience.

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