Great NCL Jade Cruise

Item: Norwegian Jade
Rating: 4.6
Author: neilred

Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

neilred

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Greek Isles (Athens Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 28, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11032

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Cruise was selected for the ports and location. All ports were great, although one port was cancelled due to "port congestion" which I find hard to believe when we arrived in Mykonos, we were there with 4 other large cruise ships. Room was good, food was good, free booze was great. Ship showing it's age, but fit for our needs. Get the free upgraded dining and pay for a couple of extra nights as well. We did 3 nights at Cagney's and one at Tepenyaki, well worth the extra, as we did not really enjoy the main dining room that much.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

very organized, grouped so we were not all together at the same time. Made it seem like the onboarding process was quick.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

the extra charge restaurants were great. spent 3 nights at Cagney's, best bang for the buck. removed one star as the seafood options were not very good. Seafood platter in Cagney's was awful, Red snapper entrée in main dining room was also awful. The portion was very small, thin, dry, tough.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Cruise was mainly for port activity. Although one day was a sea day, the poolside activities were very limited. the band and singing at the poolside was not very good at all. The music selections on the poolside loudspeakers was songs I have never heard of, it's like the ships don't have licenses to play new or recognized music.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room Steward was great, all bar staff and restaurant staff were great.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The NCL Jade is an older ship and is showing it's age. We docked beside a Virgin megaship and it made the NCL Jade look like the SS Minnow.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Room was a suite and roomy. Only complaints was the running water noise, like there was a main sewer line above our room that made noisy flushing sounds every time somebody somewhere flushed a toilet.