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Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Norwegian Jewel

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Sail date: October 13, 2013

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10106

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

For the money this was a good cruise. As compared to other cruise lines I have traveled (Carnival) (Royal Carribean) is was not as good. The food in the main dining rooms got boring very quickly. Menus items that I have become accoustomed to getting on a regular basis... ie:shrimp cocktail, chilled soups, gourmet desserts etc, were only available in the specialty dining rooms for an additional charge. The right side of the menu stayed the same for the entire 7 days. I did get the personalized attention from the wait staff that I have come to expect. Cherrylnn, (Dinning Room Manger) and Sandra,( Dietician) went way above all expectation.  One of our party has a condition which she has to be gluten free and these two ladies went out of their way to make dinner fantastic.  The entertainment was very good. The activities were good, but not very diverse. The cabins were smaller than other cruise lines. The comfort of the common seating areas was lacking, and the buffet only had seating on the starboard side. It wasn't a bad experience, just not as good as some other cruises I have taken.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Nothing to write home about, so so.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

n/a

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
one couple in our party recieved notice of a death in the family. The crew was very understanding and worked with our friends.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Just a little small

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5
I would like to see covered parking.

Cozumel, Mexico Did not visit port

The Dolphinaris was great.

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras Did not visit port

Great Beach for diving

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
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2 Comments

NMM    10 years ago

You can have a great time without spending a lot. Just remember you might not get a chance to return to some of these ports. Enjoy them, get off the ship and just walk around the ports. You can still enjoy the ports without going through the cruise line to pay for all the sightseeing. No it should not be miserably hot at this time.

Beejayz    10 years ago

Sounds like you spent a lot of money doing stuff, which I won't do. Hope tho I still have fun. Is it miserably hot in the western carribean in March, when I cruise?