7 day Western Caribbean cruis

Item: Norwegian Jade
Rating: 2
Author: brematsmi

Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

brematsmi

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (Houston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 02, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5536

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The food on board the NCL Jade was a big let down,very bland,no matter where you ate on board. The crew could not have handled the disembarkation at Belize any worse, after waiting in line for 2 hours to get tickets for an early tender to go to shore,we were held on board until the people that had booked excursions with NCL could go ashore first,so much for there first come first serve policy. We almost missed our excursion that had been booked on line,we were 2 hours late. We will not cruise withNCL again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

Good cabin,no complaints

Ports of call

Houston, Texas

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

7 Comments

Deathbytwins 8 years ago

Also just got back from Jade & had an AMAZING time! Food was GREAT! We ate at 3 specialty restaurants that were delicious! The complimentary ones were very good too. Tenders were a pain but it's the ports not the ship. Can't wait to cruise NCL again!!

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anonmom 8 years ago

I agree that it would have been super frustrating to be on that cruise and have so many issues tendering. But the captain is responsible for the safety of the passengers *and* for local and international regulations. Can you imagine if there was a fatality or even just a serious incident aboard an unlicensed tender? NCL, and maybe even the captain himself, would be open to huge liability if it was something the captain knew about and just accepted.

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mhaddock 8 years ago

if you cruised the week of the Jan 2nd, the Belize tendering process was crazy because the captain found out that the first tenders that were coming were not licensed. So he nipped that in the bud for everyone's safety. I appreciate the captain looking out for us.

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dmaddox 8 years ago

@ ok cruise mom what were the problems that you had on NLC? It will be my first time on them as well.Just curious.

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anonmom 8 years ago

But NCL doesn't have a "first come, first served" policy for tenders. NCL excursions and suite guests get priority. Pretty sure most other lines do the same. I know you can buy priority embarkation and tendering on Carnival (Faster to the Fun). You may or may not agree with their policy, but it is the policy you agreed to when you booked the cruise.

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dmaddox 8 years ago

@lousampson, same here plan on having blast even with all the mixed reviews.

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Lousampson 8 years ago

Just one example of why it's wise to book your excursions through the cruise ship. we are very excited for our upcoming NCL Jade cruise.

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