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Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
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Jewel of the Seas

12 Night Iceland & Scotland (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 12, 2023

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8590

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Nice place in the world to visit. Solid safe ship even in rough seas. Outstanding crew from cabin steward Vanesa, to the folks at the Helm in high winds and really large seas. Great job!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was smooth and efficient, and right on time

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The serving staff was great. The food was OK, but not the fabulous level that Royal Carib usually provides. Powdered eggs in the Windjammer were sub par. One of the roast beef services was downright awful. Main dining room was better, but RC is usually great everywhere.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Weather permitting.....We were, after all, in the North Sea.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Truly enjoyed the centrum music above all else.

Children's Programs

All in our group over 60--no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Dining room service was perfect. table 446 deck 5 Waiter Russian; Assistant, Sunita. Area Mgmt, Charleton. Super.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Getting near refit time but did great in rough water

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was nice, Balcony was close to non-existent. Love the "on the bump" position--but seating for one was a bit tight. Perhaps a more realistic warning of this balcony size is in order. On riverboats this would br called a french balcony. Or a glass door!

Ship tip

Don't pick cabin 8590 if you want to sit on you balcony with your wife----one at a time, maybe!

Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5
Love Amsterdam. Great place to start and stop.

Akureyri, Iceland

5 out of 5
A Pleasant surprise. Friendly people. Beautiful area. Excursion to waterfall was nice

Reykjavik, Iceland

5 out of 5
Nice city, city tour was fine. Botanical garden would be better without snow coving plants but this is Iceland!

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

5 out of 5
Tour to Jewelry factory was neat. Beautiful countryside. Lots of sheep!

Inverness, Scotland

5 out of 5
Cawdor castle tour was nice. ... amazing piece of land for the castle to occupy.

Leith (Edinburgh), Scotland

5 out of 5
Toured Edinburgh Castle Iris tour guide best of trip. could have used more time in castle but with the crowds we all understood the timing

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Thanks to guest services staff for arranging transport back to Amsterdam Airport. very smooth and easy.
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