Norway Cruise

Item: Jewel of the Seas
Rating: 4.1
Author: WillyTel

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

WillyTel

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 148

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

Verified Review

13 Night Arctic Circle (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 05, 2024

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin number: 7034

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

Great cruise. Read excursions carefully as you may be on the bus for quite a while.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

good food and good service

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

trivia, games shows

Entertainment

4 out of 5

RC live bands are wonderful ! Very talented musicians.

Children's Programs

no kids traveling with us

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

room steward was good, waiters were personable and attentive

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Location was great! Close to forward elevators which is very convenient to solarium and pool area. Large balcony, tall table and two good chairs. Beds were very comfortable this trip. Cabin is starting to show its age.

Ship tip

Good room location near forward of the ship

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Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

4 out of 5

easy to navigate. stayed at the Movinpick with is right next door to the port.

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Geiranger, Norway

4 out of 5

Fjord Center and Scenic View excurision through RC. Good view points but long bus ride

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Molde, Norway

4 out of 5

Bergtatt Cave Explorer excursion. Interesting but expected more for the money spent on excursion

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Honningsvag, Norway

3 out of 5

Mageroy Island Sightseeing. just ok excursion stopping at christmas house was ridiculous as it is just a house trying to cram in 50+ tourists at the same time. Honningsvag town was nice to walk around. Fell across a local play...."Our Northernmost Life" was wonderful and the highlight of the day.

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Tromso, Norway

4 out of 5

Highlights of Tromso RC excursion

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Cruise Arctic Circle

4 out of 5

Alesund, Norway

4 out of 5

Stranda Mountain Explorer. Great excursion! Took cable car to the top of the mountain. Great views

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Flaam, Norway

5 out of 5

Norway in a Nutshell. Beautiful stop. Took the train. unfortunately trip was shortened due to RC changing the scheduled day. Would have loved to stay longer

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Olden, Norway

5 out of 5

Briksdal Glacier by Troll Car excursion. Well worth time. Nice to hike up if you're up for it. If not the troll car is good.

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Bergen, Norway

4 out of 5

Hardangerfjords Natural Wonders....nice views but on the bus for 3 hours.

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