Nice ship, good food, friendly staff but poor communication skills

Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 0
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Norwegian Jade

7 Night Western Caribbean (Houston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 30, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10007

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Had a good time.  Food was great.  Boarding and unboarding was very quick and efficient.  Belize tender took a long time (5 miles from shore).  unless you do a tour, the stops are just typical tourist traps but still fun.  Our biggest complaint was this- the cruise staff in charge of activities were all from a non English speaking countries and most do not know how to read, write or speak either American or British English.  Their attempts to run various games such as trivia or family feud were a disaster.  They were unprepared and not familiar with American customs, resulting in a lot of misunderstanding.  Communication is their job but they do it very poorly.  There also were not very many free activities on the at sea days.  Bingo was a bit expensive (39-89).

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Didn't care for Cripton. One box trick is enough and all the hype was rediculous.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

For quiet go to Spinnaker when there is nothing else going on there.

Ports of call

Houston, Texas

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5
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