Nice family trip

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Jewel of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 06, 2024

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9588

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

We were a party of 10. We had a blast as the main reason for the cruise is being together and have fun. Menu in restaurants should vary and cruise need to work on having comfortable beds for everyone, as the bed for the kids were actually a mattress on the floor. They also need to have a playground that families with kids can go have fun with the kids.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
We had to show the ticket like seven times.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Buffet after the third day was always the same food. No variety.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Small ship so less activities.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We enjoyed the available entertainment

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
As Royal Caribbean being targeted for families, it doesnt have a playground where parents can go have fun with kids. Only playground is indoors and you cannot go play with your kids, you have to leave them alone and pay for it. I dont want to leave my kids alone, I want to spend time with them. The slide and kids pool area closes from 12-2, which is the time kids are still awaken as at 2pm they take a nap, so we couldnt enjoy that.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Specially Jorge Bozada. Incredible service.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
We found in the buffet area some plates with some dirt

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Although categorized as spacious, it was quite small. Bed was kind of hard and kids bed was actually a mattress on the floor very unconfortable. I think Royal Caribbean need to fix that.

Ship tip

Its a small ship with less activities. If you are looking for a tranquil experience, it will be a nice experience.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Port of Spain

4 out of 5

Scarborough, Tobago

2 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

3 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
We were standing in line more than 40 minutes to get to the luggage area.
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9 Comments

Ruby13     10 months ago

Thank you for your review. Perhaps you should’ve been on a different ship if you wanted more children’s activities

Gwbigdog     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     10 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your time. Larger ships have more activities for kids.

basssacker     10 months ago

Thanks for your review

basssacker     10 months ago

Thanks for your review

basssacker     10 months ago

Thanks for your review

NavasotaCruiser     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience with us.

Niavlys     10 months ago

Thank you for your review

cruising2004     10 months ago

Thank you for sharing.

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