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3 islands Curacao ,Aruba and Bonaire. Great islands but only about 5 hours on Bonaire.

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Jewel of the Seas

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 17, 2023

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8515

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

As stated,Ports were excellent, insufficient time to enjoy Bonaire. Too much time at sea for such a small ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Overall food quality has gone downhill in the 15 years since we started cruising with RCCL. Did not use specialty restaurants. Buffet for breakfast was good, and lunch was acceptable.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
5 days at sea on a small ship was way too much. Pools and hottubs were good but crowded and again 5 days at sea was too long.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Excellent comic and juggler as well as RCCL staged shows.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Dining room waiters used to be world class and could work at any of the worlds finest restaurants. Today, they are friendly and serve food.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Clean and compact

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Small but thats what I paid for.

Ship tip

Try to choose an itinerary with fewer days at sea as the ship is small.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
fast and easy
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise
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AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback on the ABC islands. Did you know the times for each port of call prior to sailing and just wish they were longer OR were they shortened once on this sailing? Glad you managed to enjoy your cruise.
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javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review
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