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Item: Jewel of the Seas
Rating: 4.7
Author: jeanniemaria73

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

jeanniemaria73

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 68

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

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8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 06, 2023

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 4055

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We loved having 2 sea days at the beginning to decompress, and 2 sea days at the end to feel fully relaxed. This was an excellent cruise, and recommend it to anyone.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

First time in 21 cruises I didn't give an excellent rating. Windjammer needs some work.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Ship entertainers were awesome. The featured entertainers who were brought in were "meh."

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Older ship which is showing some wear, but loved the layout.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Comfort, size and cleanliness were good. Maintenance needs to come in and fix cabinet and closet doors.

Ship tip

Do it.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Only embarked and disembarked, but was easy with the new terminal.

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Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Favorite of all the Caribbean Islands we've ever visited (12). Loved the small town, laid back feel, and the excursion we took through Cruises.com was also our favorite of the trip (Cultural Museum, Island Sightseeing with Beach Drop Off)

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

We were disappointed with our experience in Curacao. The RCL excursion we booked was cancelled at the last minute, so we took what was left (Trolley Tour). Did not enjoy it at all. Once we got off the trolley and started exploring downtown by ourselves, it was much better. Since it was our first time here, we didn't know the town was walking distance to the ship. In hindsight, we would have saved the money spent on the trolley and just walked it ourselves. We'd like to go back to fully appreciate the island since it was beautiful.

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

This was a very interesting and informative day in port since we took an RCL excursion tour around the island. It was a much larger group than the one on Bonaire through Cruises.com, so we spent a lot more time sitting on the bus waiting for people to load and unload, as well as people not getting back when they were supposed to and having to hold up the entire group just for them.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Walked straight off the ship with our luggage. Only time we stopped was to show our passport.

5 Comments

sdjenks 1 year ago

Thanks for the feedback! Did you have a bathroom with a bathtub? If so, did it have the expandable/retractable clothesline? Thanks for any info!

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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Cruisersnoozer 1 year ago

Thanks for the review!

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

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emcconnaughy67 1 year ago

I love at least one sea day at the end!

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Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern