Dave Koz Cruise

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 230

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Jewel of the Seas

12 Night Iceland & Ireland (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 27, 2022

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

If you get a chance GO On . The Dave Koz Cruise or the Smooth Jazz!! So much fun and the entertainers mingle with the guests! Good Music! This one was roundrip Amsterdam! Loved it We did a Ladies trip about 15 of Us..Fun

Embarkation

5 out of 5
I like to embark as early as possible, because once on..Cruise Vacay Begins! Easy check in! The Safety drill is so different & faster than previous cruises. Afyer boarding, we were directed to a lounge ti view a 2-3 min video..And done!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dining was 2nd seating.The ship had open freestyle Seating.On our 3rd day we found an excellent waitstaff who saved our table ( after the shows) It was nice being waited on by the same staff. Food was good

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Since this was a Jazz Cruise, Good Music was Everywhere!! There were Meetings/ photos with the Musicians, Wine tasting, auctions, etc. Fun Club for dancing too

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Dave Koz, Jonathon Butler, Minding Abair, Candy Dulfur, Keko Matsui, Rick Braun, Peter White, Maysa,& many More! FANTASTIC

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room Steward was friendly &Professional ! Clean Room!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship is older & needed some updates, but, Clean!!

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
We did have some rocky sailing on the 5th day and being that low, You felt Everything! Luckily I don't get seasick unlike my friend! But it felt like the ship was going to tip over while we were sleeping! Our friends who were on higher decks didn't feel it as much

Ship tip

Nice to back sailing. Though anxiety of waiting for Covid results before before and after was bad.

Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5
Arrived 4 days before cruise. Check out With locals, booked City Tour, food tour, & Kuetchekof gardens tour. Also did a Black History tour!! Loved it

Cobh (Cork), Ireland

4 out of 5
Just walked around. Locals are nice

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
We seem to be in line for so long to exit ship. We wanted ti leave early since 10am flight( won't do that again);But once it got moving not bad!
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4 Comments

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise. Actually being low in the ship, you probably felt the movement less than higher cabins.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

kef2016    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience.

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