HITS AND MISSES

Item: Norwegian Jade
Rating: 4.3
Author: duanyfinancial

Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

duanyfinancial

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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9 Night France & Iberia (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 16, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9012

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Bottom line, we thoroughly enjoyed our cruise, even though, as Latitudes members, we were never invited to the Latitudes cocktail party. The ports of call were wonderful, the ship was clean and modern, the staff was competent, the food was hit and miss, but the music/entertainment was extraordinary.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was done with expediency and organization.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The food in the main dining rooms was not up to par for Norwegian standards, the buffets were superior many times.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Onboard activities were aplenty even though the ship was not that big.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Most of the service was spectacular, from the cabin attendant, to the waiting time for a dining table, no more than 15 minutes, at any evening.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Le Havre (Paris), France

5 out of 5

We took the ship excursion to Paris, and even though we had to put up with a 3 hour ride each way, and traffic, the visit was worthwhile.

Thumbs Up 10

Le Verdon-Sur-Mer (Bordeaux), France

4 out of 5

We loved Bordeaux, but even though we were supposed to have 2-3 hours free time, and there was no traffic, we only had over 1 hour.

Thumbs Up 1

Bilbao, Spain

4 out of 5

Again, the free time given on the shore excursion, was not what was stated in the shore excursion description.

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La Coruna, Spain

3 out of 5

We were on our own in this port, and it was okay.

Thumbs Up 1

Leixoes (Oporto), Portugal

4 out of 5

We enjoyed this port.

Thumbs Up 0

Vigo, Spain

4 out of 5

Again, the shore excursion from the ship stated longer free time than what we got.

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

4 Comments

NonaRuth 6 years ago

They don’t notify you anymore. You have to check at the desk when you arrive and they will tell you.

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LobsterPot 6 years ago

NCL don’t send individual invites to the cocktail parties anymore, the cruise next desk has a sign notifying guests of the time and location... (well that’s how it was on both the Bliss & Escape this past month)...

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elvis18 6 years ago

Been on the jade twice love all the Ncl ships

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Great

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Other reviews of this sailing

Overall it was a good cruise. Cabin wasn’t the best we have had. Only one side of the bed had bedside table. Vanity surfaces were rather small. Food was not as good as we have had on previous cruises and the service was not as good.

A wonderful itinerary and a great cruise!

Fair, outrageously expensive : $ 12.52 for a domestic beer!! We are Platinum card member, NCL did not tell us when the Welcome aboard party would be, it no longer has the Latitudes reward party, half the shows are done by the ships staff.