Ports were GREAT, ship not so much!

Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
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Norwegian Jade

14 Night Caribbean: Curacao Aruba & Barbados (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 10, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10572

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

I would not recommend the Jade for more reasons than I had listed. Our previous cruise on the Bliss was fantastic with amazing staff. Hard to believe there is such a difference. The ports were wonderful.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
No signs, staff had limited information and long line to check in.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Service and food were poor at all restaurants and the buffet except for Cagney's. The buffet had the same choices for 14 days. towards the end of the cruise, they were running out of products (iced tea, onions, parm. cheese & etc.)

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The singers in the lounges and bar areas were terrible. The shows on the big stage were pretty good.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Room steward - Great Waiters/food servers - Terrible, need to be retrained! Bartenders - most were excellent but there were a couple that were downright rude. Guest services - very good.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Design was terrible. To get to some locations you need to go up or down then back up or down. Had a few dead ends where you thought it would go in or through. Cleanliness was top notch.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Everything was good, it was just the smallest cabin we had ever been in. Bed was very comfortable.

Ship tip

The food in Jasmine was the best to me, but the service is the WORST!

Ports of call

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
Butterfly Museum is great.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

4 out of 5
Bars and food very busy, go to the furthest point on the beach to get better service.

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Beautiful port and did the waterfall experience which was cool. People were great.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Nice port area that we just hung out in.

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Beautiful island and we did a city tour.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
Beautiful island and we did a nice cave tour.

St. George's, Grenada

5 out of 5
Very cool island with all of it vegetation and spices. Lots of cars driving on hilly/small streets. Did a cool trek to a waterfall. Locals are very nice.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Beautiful island and we did a nice city tour with a great guide.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Beautiful island and beaches, but our city tours were not good. I would avoid this one.

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Beautiful island and we did a bike tour which was nice.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

bubbles60     11 months ago

Glad you enjoyed the itinerary.

javawoody     11 months ago

Sorry you were not pleased

natelorip     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

cruising2004     11 months ago

Sorry your time on the ship wasn’t all that great. Glad you enjoyed your time in the ports. Thank you for your review.

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