A bit disappointing

Item: Jewel of the Seas
Rating: 3.8
Author: happycruiser76

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

happycruiser76

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

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15 Night Greenland (Boston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 07, 2024

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin number: 7536

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

All in all, it wasn’t a bad cruise, but we felt that Royal Caribbean has cut too many amenities.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Waited in line for almost 2 hours

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Not as good as on previous cruises

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Too cool for pools and movies under the stars

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Most shows were very entertaining

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Waiters were great, room steward not so much

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

It was a smaller ship, but clean and well-maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

A balcony cabin, it was pretty small.

Ports of call

Sydney, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

Medicine walk excursion was interesting

Thumbs Up 0

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Always enjoy Halifax. Our excursion on the solar-bike bus with Amanda was terrific.

Thumbs Up 1

Nanortalik, Greenland Did not visit port

Rough waters for the tender

Thumbs Up 0

Qaqortoq, Greenland

4 out of 5

Walking tour was good

Thumbs Up 0

NUUK (GODTHAB), GREENLAND

4 out of 5

Small capital city. The excursion was different from expected - small boat over very rough water

Thumbs Up 0

St. John's, Newfoundland

4 out of 5

Even raining the excursion was very good to the geo center

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

One of the best parts of the cruise. Very organized and efficient. We were off the ship by 8:25

2 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 2 months ago

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Gwbigdog 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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