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Item: Jewel of the Seas
Rating: 3.5
Author: redbubba1

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

redbubba1

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 79

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

Verified Review

12 Night Arctic Circle (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 11, 2023

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin number: GUAR

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Loved the cruise itself but was so disappointed in RCL. The ship could have been a great ship but it needs a definite dry dock and a complete do over.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Main dining food was very good, staff was wonderful. Buffet breakfast was very good, lunch and dinner was absolutely atrocious. Hamburger or hot dog was the food of choice and they were not outstanding. Hamburger was like a huge meatball on a bun.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

We have been on aprox 32 cruises and the entertainment was so bad, and so amateurish. The production show costumes looked like they came directly from a Goodwill box. Singers/bands through out were just bad.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Every staff person we inter acted with were first class. Courteous, helpful, could not have asked for anything better

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

There was nothing wrong with the ship size and layout, but cleanliness was very sub par. The windows in the Windjammer buffet area looked as thought they had not been cleaned since the ship was new, down right filthy. Window in coffee bar area looked like a shatter windshile on a car. Love seat in room was worn through on the arm. Upon arrival the room smelled like a broken sewer pipe. Our room attendant was excellent and got the smell situation resolved quickly. Cabin was very small

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Extremely small for a balcony cabin, clean but worn.