Not quite to my expectations.

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Norwegian Jewel

19 Night Panama Canal & Pacific Coastal (Houston To Seattle)

Sail date: April 18, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10537

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

Airport transfer at IAH was chaotic, NCL reception staff had no accurate information, they gave out different information to different people.  Some people waited 4 hours to get to cruise terminal.

Excursion consultant staff did not have any additional knowledge besides what was already printed in the descrition.  It was a waste of time to ask them anything.

Garden Cafe was dirty and greasy, there were crumbs and food stuff seen on the floor from day one. Some remained there for days.  Windows there were not clean.

Both restaurants and cafe seem to be understaffed.  Service takes a long time.  

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Houston, Texas

3 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5
City's infrastructure is not up to the tourists crowd, streets are very narrow and dirty. Tour bus had to make K-turns in every corner.

Panama Canal Transit

3 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

Huatulco, Mexico

3 out of 5

Acapulco, Mexico

3 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5

Astoria, Oregon

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Seattle, Washington

3 out of 5
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