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Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Mexico

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Norwegian Jewel

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 27, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8501

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

My family and I found the ship very awkward.  The halls to the rooms had slopes and twist and turns.  The service carts, dirty linen bags and room service trays were left in the halls all day.

 

The food was subpar compared to other ships we have been on.  !My family and I were very disappointed  with the experience.

 

The staff was just OK !  Nothing to brag about.

 

My nephew was bored on sea days.  They had no movies in the theatre and no interesting cultural seminars.

 

The shows in the theatre were very good. 

 

Since this was the first time my nephew was on a cruise ship I was hoping that the overall experience would have been better.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
The steward was OK. The bathroom shower door was dirty and the TV was fuzzy. I fixed both.

Ship tip

I would tell them be prepared to dodge carts and debris in the hallways.

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

mzmawissa    8 years ago

^ yeh on ours the kids appeared to have fun-especially the teens-all ages really

lindsay33    8 years ago

How old is your nephew?? All I saw was kids having a great time!!

mzmawissa    8 years ago

I have to agree with you on most of what you mentioned-we were forward, so no slope halls -but walkways stayed cluttered-I told my husband it felt like they were cleaning all day-yes, I also missed the movies and such like on carnival-we had a suite, so I enjoyed the VIP-Moderno the best-awkward is a good description-like I loved the cruise-but everything you mentioned was my concern as well

JusMe    8 years ago

Thanks for your review.  I have found on NCL to get a good meal you have to pay for one of the specialty restaurants.

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