Horrible Cruise on Norwegian Jewel!

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 63

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Norwegian Jewel

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 09, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11641

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

As much as I like cruising, the last cruise we took on the Norwegian Jewel was horrible. We were supposed to travel to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Mazatlan, Mexico, and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. However, 2 days before our cruise we were notified that they canceled Mazatlan because of routine maintenance. If it was routine, you would think that they would have known about this much sooner. The maintenance took so much longer than they had originally thought, that the day we were supposed to go to Cabo, they made an announcement that they were canceling that port as well. Out of 3 ports, we only went to one, which was Puerto Vallarta. Everyone on the ship was angry and there was a bad vibe the rest of the time. Then they tried to insult us by offering 50 dollars per cabin, not person, to make up for it. People were so angry that they were signing petitions for refunds and everywhere you went you heard from angry people. They finally agreed to refund 25% of the price of your cruise. This really was not much when yo think about traveling expences and time everyone took of of work to just stay on a ship ond not go to the ports we paid to see. To top it all off the food was horrible and the wait staff was often unfriendly. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Do not go on Norwegian Jewel!

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

rinkus98    8 years ago

Anyone been on Norwegian Epic. Going out of Orlando area on 11th.

lourdesfrvs    8 years ago

We were on this cruise, we were not upset, nor spend time upset. Life happens and It can be Mother Nature or maintenance for mechanical, things can go wrong in a matter of seconds. It was a bummer, but why not try to be positive. We will go again. 👌🏼🙏🏼

Dvsdog76    8 years ago

I agree 100 percent but at te end of the day they will have people Cruising no matter what

cruisetiludrop    8 years ago

They don't owe anything legally but it's bad business to piss off your clients.

Dvsdog76    8 years ago

When you sign the crusie contract you are actually saying I know this stuff can happen and if it does we owe you nothing! So for them to offer anything you should still feel it better than what they have to give you! I would be100 percent upset also but it still beats setting at home or work! Remember they didn't have to give you anything!

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