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Free Style Dining IS NOT good!

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Norwegian Jewel

10 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 18, 2008

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

All was good except for the unacceptable waiting to be seated in a dining room for the evening meal. Either we stood in line 30 to 40 minutes prior to the opening of the dining room to ensure we would be seated during the 1st full seating of passengers OR we stood in line 10 minutes just to get a "beeper" that would call us when a table was available - usually another 30 to 40 minutes later. Unless "assigned seating" for the evening meal is reinstated for at least one dining room - we will not cruise with Norwegian Cruise Lines again. This was our 2nd try at "Freestyle Dining," and it will be our LAST.

Ports of call

Quebec City, Quebec

5 out of 5
Don't miss visiting the Isle of Orleans.
Thumbs Up

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5
Peggy's Cove was great.
Thumbs Up

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

5 out of 5
Great little town and an island that is beatiful.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: Anne of Green Gables House - for those who've read the books.

Boston, Massachusetts

3 out of 5

Sydney, Nova Scotia

1 out of 5
Not much going on here. Perhaps it was because we stopped in on a Sunday.
Thumbs Up

Pros: Once we got into the dining rooms, the food and service was good.

Cons: There was almost always a 30 to 45 minute wait to be seated in either dining room for the evening meal.

Recommends Norwegian Jewel? No.

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