Great 10-day cruise
Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
10 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 22, 2019
Ship: Norwegian Jade
Cabin type: Suite
Cabin number: 11088
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Review summary
This was our second cruise with NCL (third cruise overall). We will be trying another cruiseline so that we can see what differences are out there. The vast majority of our experiences were positive. Most of the shore excursions were GREAT. The nightly entertainment was WONDERFUL. I do recommend this cruise.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Grand Pacific
Quite nice. The server showed us how to fold napkins and enjoyed interacting with our family very much. They sang for my mom's 80th birthday and gave her a cake.
The Great Outdoors
Hours were not good. Food was over or undercooked. Busy and not a great flow set up.
Garden Cafe
Went there a lot - washy-washy!
Jasmine Garden
FREEZING cold - they could not control the air for several days there. Food portions were small and were not that great.
Alizar
Food was fine. Service was slow.
Onboard Activities
Art Gallery
Very small - just a hallway really. I was surprised as we had quite a large art gallery with walls of works of art in the other NCL ship we cruised on. No place for an auction - which had to take place in a lounge on the other side of the ship!
Pool
We need more than this pool. It was packed ALL THE TIME.
Jogging Track
Our cross-country running son loved it.
Shore Excursions Desk
Very helpful.
Basketball / Volleyball Court
Good - in a place that got sun about 100% of the time so was hot at times.
Entertainment
The Card Room
We went there thrice. All three times it smelled of smoke - not because smoking was around, but because of the people inside. The doors were shut and there was no ventilation. We opted to play cards at the Spinnaker Lounge.
Spinnaker Lounge
Nice and airy/open with great views.
Children's Programs
Teen Club
All three kids (ages 14, 15, 16) LOVED IT!! Good job, Mousse!
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Smoking policy is not good. The entire 6th floor - often drifting up to the 7th and down to the 5th - smelled TERRIBLE. Smoking is allowed in the casinos and the doors are always open. This is where we had to go every night for our entertainment. It was most unpleasant.