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Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Norwegian Jade

7 Night Western Caribbean (Houston Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 26, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5562

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I have not been on a cruise since NCL went to the Freestyle cruising. I liked the idea of choosing the time and place to eat. I missed the service you received when the waiter and busboy knew who you were and what you wanted.

My grandson has to eat a gluten free diet. We had to make reservation the day before and select his menu. It always seem that it was an imposition to the staff. His food never can out the same time as our meals. So either we at cold food or we ate while he waited for his food. To your credit he did not get contaminated with gluten products. So that part was great. The food at each of the restraunts was average. I had all my family there and not one of the restraunts where able to sit us at one table. I know 13 people are hard to sit but even with the reservation one day before no one made an effort to sit us together.

The cabin steward was average. 

There was one individual that excelled in service. That was the person that sanitized everyone as they went into the cafe. "washy washy" He made an impossible job fun and entertaining to the guests.

 

My grandchildren did enjoy the kids clubs. They went over and above. 

 

I do not know if I will travel on NCL in the near future.

 

The tendering to Belize was great. I commend you on securing fast vessels.  That made getting to the port easy.

 

I did love that we able to take our luggage off the ship. That save a lot of time and made disembarkation a joy . 

 

There seen to be no incentive for service personnel to go above their duties

 

That I missed.

 

William Griswold

   

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Norwegian Jade is a nice ship but everything else was average.

Ports of call

Houston, Texas

5 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

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1 Comment

rdavis123    8 years ago

Just a comment about the waiters. We do the freestyle dining always and after a couple of dinners we decide on a waiter and ask for their section. They know your likes and wants and are ready to please you then . Thus solving your problem with assigned seating and same waitstaff. Try it bet you'll like it. We always look for the tables that are having fun and ask for those sections.

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