Beautiful ship worthy of Jewel Name BUT
Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Mexico
7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)
Sail date: April 02, 2017
Ship: Norwegian Jewel
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 10536
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
My first NCL in over 20 years. The interior design of common areas was beautiful. Awe inspiring art everywhere you looked, in the construction design, murals, glass, and furnishings BUT whomever planned the only pool deck area is way, way off base. Noisey is the only word in the afternoons for that area. Bands played excessively loud in the center area from 1-4 every day even port days! If they had placed the band at one end or the other or on the open floor above, it could have been enjoyable. And one pool bar-b-que or two is plenty but every day? Huge barby cookers, 3, lit up near bar giving off smoke every afternoon also?
Dinner hostesses could be a little offensive, not helpful when some of our party arrived minutes later to find their table! Overworked probably.
Entertainment was good but disappointed there was no magician act! Can't have everything.
We all commended on hard beds and very flat soft pillows. They need to improve there.
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Ship tip
On bad weather sea days, open bar at Magnums. Loads of people relaxing in lounges there but had to go to 7 atrium for drinks!
Ports of call
San Pedro (Los Angeles), California