Norwegian Jade Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Very good itinerary but have decided that we like the newer ships in the Breakaway class better than the Jewel class ships.

First time on Jade, but very similar to the Pearl. The recent update looks very nice and modern. 3rd time on Norwegian and not disappointed! Would recommend to anyone.

This ship was alot of fun! The room was always cleaned and the balcony was incredible! I really loved the arcade and spent over three hundred dollars there on Guitar Hero. The staff was super nice!

This was a great first cruise experience. The ship is not overwhelming large so it did not take much time to go back to my cabin in between activities.

Star Trek the Cruise II on NCL Norwegian Jade Norwegian Cruise Line “Norwegian Jade” Star Trek the Cruise II - Voyage I, January 5 – January 11, 2018, Roatán, Honduras; Harvest Caye, Belize; & Costa Maya, Mexico Impressions ________________________________________ SHIP As this was our first time cruising, we were in awe of how beautiful, comfortable and elegant the Norwegian Jade was. The ship was breathtaking and majestic. Once we has boarded, we were present to the beautiful atrium felt very open even with the amount of passengers that had boarded before us. For a mid-size ship that was refitted a few years ago, we were very surprised by just how tall, large and wide it was. Moving throughout the ship was not bad once you get your bearings and figure out a pattern. ITINERARY Since this was a Star Trek theme/convention charter cruise by Entertainment Cruise Production (www.startrekthecruise.com) the itinerary was slightly different while similar to a standard NCL Western Caribbean cruise with the exclusion of one port. The Star Trek cruise was a 6-days cruise beginning and ending in Miami, FL while visiting Roatán, Honduras; Harvest Caye, Belize (NCL Private Island); and Costa Maya, Mexico. For this cruise, the Norwegian Jade was the only ship to visit Harvest Caye, Belize at the time and was the only ship to dock at the port in Roatán, Honduras which allowed us to enjoy both ports without much hassle from large groups and having to be tendered back and forth between the port and the ship. At Costa Maya, Mexico we were also docked at the port but with 2 other cruise ships. We found this cool as we were able to see the other ships and how they compared in size to ours. It was also fun to have 2000+ Trekkies disembarking at each port. At Roatán, Honduras, our first port of call, we shopped around Coxen Hole before visiting Gumbalimba Park for our excursion. Gumbalimba Park was a great experience as we had learned a lot about the history of the island as well as of the animals that make this island home. After returning back to Coxen Hole, we decided to do a little bit more shopping for gifts and souvenirs before heading back to the ship and our cabin to end our day in Honduras. At Harvest Caye, Belize, our second port of call, we decided to make this a relaxing beach and water excursion day. At Harvest Caye we began the day at beach to soak up the sun and enjoy the water as soon as we disembarked before it got too late to enjoy. Our first excursion was non-guided kayaking on the island’s lagoon to take in the scenery which was nice since we’ve never been kayaking. Our last excursion was on the electric float boats that also share the same lagoon as the kayaks and stand-up paddle board excursions. We did the electric float boat to just coast and relax as we went around the lagoon taking in the scenery again as well as looking at the wildlife that was around the lagoon. For lunch, visited the Landshark Bar & Grill, the food was great and had a lot of flavor. After lunch we visited the pool which was very spacious even for having a large amount of guest in and around it. We were able to find a perfect spot near the zero force entrance of the pool were we could rest up before going into the pool. The pool water was great and it even has a swim up bar with chairs and tables in the water which was cool. After enjoying the pool, we began to do a little shopping for gifts and souvenirs before heading back to the ship and our cabin to end our day in Belize. At Costa Maya, Mexico, our third and last port of call, we decided to make this a resting day and relaxing shopping day for gifts and souvenirs since there were a lot of smaller shops at this port. One thing we notice was that if you speak Spanish well enough to hold a conversation when shopping around then the vendors tend to not both you too much and let you look around at what they have to sell. Plus, it helps in haggling when buy some gifts and souvenirs. After shopping, we decided to have lunch at Cantina Latina which was a good choice since they had a live DJ and we were able to see one of the shows being performed around the port. The food at Cantina Latina was good. After lunch, we went back aboard ship to our cabin to relax and unwind for the rest of the day while most of the guests were still at port. CREW The ship’s crew were excellent for this cruise. Because of the crew we have an impressive opinion of NCL. The crew worked hard on addressing any issues that we had whether it was with our cabin, booked excursions, ship services, mobile app, bill and food. COMMUNICATION & NOTIFICATIONS The communication and notifications between the ship’s crew and the guest was very good as most of the information was provided by the daily paper and the room’s television. If there was any issues that needed to be addressed or questions that needed to be answered any of the ship’s crew was available and able to answer and address it. STATEROOM Our cabin for this cruise was a Family Oceanview on deck 5 Mid-Forward. For the size the cabin was surprisingly very comfortable and spacious. We had enough outlets and USB ports to charge our devices. We also had enough room and storage to put our clothes away as well as store our luggage out of the way. SHORE EXCURSIONS When it comes down to excursions we did a total of 3 shore excursions between the 3 ports of call, 1 in Honduras and 2 in Belize. We would recommend the Gumbalimba Park when visiting Roatán, Honduras since it is very informative. We would recommend enjoying any of the excursions in the lagoon area of Harvest Caye, Belize as a relaxing way to look at some of the wildlife. OVERALL IMPRESSION Our final impression with NCL and the Norwegian Jade is that the ship has an excellent crew and NCL has an excellent ship and crew. NCL, as whole, has impressed us and has made us lifelong NCL cruisers.

This was our first cruise and really enjoyed it. I like the Norwegian Jade and after this I would definitely look at going again

Just finished a 10 night cruise on NCL Jade. Shows were incredible, food was good, and the staff we encountered were nearly all super! We have done numerous cruises over the years, and 5 on NCL, this was one of the best!

The Norwegian Jade is my favorite ship. This was a great cruise, even if the itinerary was completely changed by hurricanes. The staff is great, and the ship is just the right size. We missed the Christmas caroling, but the Christmas show was a nice addition. I’m looks forward to more sailings on the Jade!

Cruise was good ship was lovely and the staff superb.

This was my husband’s first cruise. I know NCL did a great job, da hubs is already saving for our next cruise. We especially enjoyed listening to the history of the Panama Canal as we made our way through the locks. A terrific job was done by the captain and his crew

We enjoyed our cruise. Norwegian is the best. The Jade Casino was so Smokey that if you got near it even before entering you were overtaken by the cigarette smell. That is my only complaint but we just avoided it and things were fine everywhere else.

Just joined SM and took this cruise Nov 2017. Really enjoyed our trip but found most pssngrs to be really old snobby ppl pissed the itinerary changed. We like meeting and interacting with new people so this was a bit annoying listening to their sob stories while having a great time ourselves. We also love to eat and try new dishes. Was not disappointed on the NCL Jade but was slightly surprised that the food was actually better both in taste and presentation on our previous Carnival cruise. Had thought NCL was considered higher end than Carnival food wise? Obviously not IMO. Specialty dining was worth the extra $. Craps table in the casino was a blast! Shows were good - one show (very much like a Cirque de Soleil) was AMAZING. Hubby loved the comedy. We booked all shore excursions ourselves through third party and/or directly with the tour and highly recommend this method. Small personalized group, much more fun. Overall great trip.

Nice ship, ports are nice, but we had already visited these before, but the itinerary changed due to the hurricane. I don't like Ocho Rios and will avoid going on shore there again.

This was a very nice cruise. The weather was excellent and overall the food was very good. We had a porthole window whereas our first cruise had a balcony so we missed the view. The stateroom was nice - small but nice with a good bed. The entertainment was excellent. The on-board activities were varied and some like trivia were too short. Bingo was ridiculously expensive and they hawked pull tabs at many venues but they were not pushy. Staff provided outstanding service and were very pleasant.

Overall it was a great cruise, ship crew was helpful except the Customer Service Staff. Customer Service was anything but helpful, their English was very lacking, and they only knew the company line. I quit going to them and my steward answered all my questions and solved any issues that I had.

Had a great time with the family, but the cruise ship and service was by far the worst cruise we have been on. Will not be booking with NCL again. Lack of amenities, beverage package and drink prices were ridiculous, dining options were very limited for our group of 13, entertainment was limited and was very amateur, our rooms were dirty from day one, ship boarding was extremely inefficient and we witnessed several elderly people get overheated while waiting in extremely long lines.

Enjoyed all the stops and liked that there were so many stops. The shows were amazing. The food was good and the buffet usually had different options on different days.

Great experience overall. Friendly staff, phenomenal customer service. Older crowd, so slightly boring if you're a younger cruiser, but definitely a great ship, and beautiful ports.

We had the best vacation ever on this ship. Met wonderful people, wonderful crew. Such a memory. Thank you from the Rubachas and the Have you met Rodney CREW:)

We had a great time on this cruise, I would definitely go again and I would recommend it to others. I would suggest to them to ensure they have some back up plans for entertainment since the cruise entertainment is lacking or perhaps geared towards an older audience.