The Hawaiian Ship that will be redone

Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Norwegian Jade

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 11, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9044

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This ship used to be The Pride of Hawaii and will be redone for  20 days starting March 9, 2017. All the décor and pictures etc will be changed- Good it need it. Also the promenade walking track that was falling apart will be redone also. This was a very pleasant cruise, with the following warnings. The price of photos is out of hand. 25 of 15 bucks each- just too high. Take your own pictures. The casino should be avoided- really no winners- this was the worst I have ever experienced, in all games and machines. AVOID IT. Finally the price of basic drinks (that were short poured alcohol) and a basic beer is out of sight. With tax and tip the beer was $8.25. Drink ashore. We only got 4 hours in the beach port,due to a crappy itinerary, and a full day in Roatan is a waste- they should reverse these 2 stops. The food and shows were top notch, the cruise staff game shows were hokey. Music and bands were good, but will not take this itinerary again. Norwegian has improved over the years, excellent buffet choices and variety, but the destinations here left a lot to be desired. If you drink you must get the drink package, and 10 drinks a day break even- avoid their overpriced bars. They did not offer a single bottle of wine for less than $35, and a 4 oz glass started at , with tax and tip $12. I bet the dhip is awesome when redone, but avoid this itinerary.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
the cruise staff was very amateurish and hokey- their games were a waste of time.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Awesome dancers and singers, Ron Long a really funny and clean comedian.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
will be redone in March- change the décor.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Eat breakfast and lunch in Garden Café on deck 12- avoid their overpriced and skimpy drinks. Total ripoff- a Coke was 4.25- does that tell you.

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Eat at Thirsty Cougar ashore- great food and drink

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
Walk around bargains can be found- Dicker hard our ring went from $150 to my offer of $30. Enough said.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

1 out of 5
See the Jade museum and 30 minutes later return to the ship. Bought nice necklace qat very reasonable price- interesting info on jade- worth seeing. Also the bags of coffee are overpriced and lousy.

Harvest Caye, Belize

1 out of 5
We were only here for 4 hours. they should spend 8 hrs here, and 4 hours in Roatan. Very nice beach and kid's play area. Nothing here worth buying. No beach side bar-b-que supplies. and Landshark Grille Restaurant very pricey. Easy abpoard the ship.
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