The stops definitely were the highlight of the cruise..

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Norwegian Jewel

7 Night Alaska Sawyer Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 07, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11077

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

All of the stops were great. Both because of the views and the excursions that were available. And the views from the ship (specially the glacier) were just as amazing. The cruise itself however, was good, but it wasn't great. The food got a little monotonous by day 3, and there weren't too many activities to do while on the ship. (A couple good shows, but that was about it.) We got lucky in the main dining room and we're able to be seated with a great server. He was the reason we went back more than once. If only the ship could up their game, then I'd definitely recommend this cruise with no hesitation.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

Good for sleeping, and that's about it. No complaints because it's what I expected.

Ship tip

More variety in the food would be good. And a few more entertainment options on the ship would be nice.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Sawyer Glacier

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
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7 Comments

tmm2007    8 years ago

We've thought of trying them, thank you for your info.

kimberly3071    8 years ago

tmm2007 NCL runs the same as carnival just not as much variety across the board. Definitely a much quieter croud on NCL as Carnival. Im leaving in 48 days on norwegian jewel. 2nd time on this ship and i love it. 10 cruises total 4 times on NCL.

tmm2007    8 years ago

Are they all inclusive like carnival, we'll besides alcohol and soda....

frank212    8 years ago

The newer Ncl ships are awesome!!!! The jewel is a bit older and doesn't have all the flashy things of a mega ship.

mollyv71    8 years ago

NCL ships ROCK!!!!

tmm2007    8 years ago

How are the Norwegian ships, we're thinking of going on Norwegian. ......

shelbygrace    8 years ago

What excursions did you do?

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