OUR NORWEGIAN CRUISE WAS INFERIOR
Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
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Experience: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10
5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail Date: December 02, 2007
Ship: Norwegian Jewel
Cabin Type: Balcony
Traveled As: Large Group
Reviewed: 10 years ago
Sail Date: December 02, 2007
Ship: Norwegian Jewel
Cabin Type: Balcony
Traveled As: Large Group
Reviewed: 10 years ago
Review Summary
Open seating was inconvinient becasuse we could not get reservations for 8 at the times we wanted. We noted there were empty tables of four, but the staff would not combine them. The lack of accountability by the servers led to POOR service, some even with an attitude. It was evident that the staff was untrained in such obvious ways as in the buffet, as we were eating and talking, they reached over us, serviced the ketchup, etc over our heads, and didn't even say "excuse me." A server in the Italian dining room talked back to us. The so called day activities were nothing more than sales pitches. They obnoxiously sold raffles as we waited for the shows. It was loud, in your face, and constant. They ran out of food at buffet. The food was cheap, the only food that was abundant was pizza, inferior hambugers, and cheap fatty stuff. I could not find any white meat chicken, roast turkey, or even lean roast beef at the buffet. They were carving some kind of inferior beef.Ship Experiences
Food and Dining
Very very very poor. Fatty and cheap.
Entertainment
Only good show was their Cirque. That was EXCELLENT. The first night was awful, Second City was amaturish. A staff "talent" show is not an acceptable evening show.
Service and Staff
POORLY TRAINED, SOME EVEN HAD AN "ATTITUDE"
Ship Quality
Only one pool, not enough deck space--common area was camped
Cabin / Stateroom
Good bathroom, cramped bedroom.
Ports of Call
Don't Miss: nice beach -seven mile beach
Don't Miss: nothing-- we did have the one good meal on this vacation at a restaurant on land
Pros: BEING WITH FRIENDS
Cons: FOOD, SERVICE
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