Fantastic Alaska Cruise on the Norwegian Jewel!

Item: Norwegian Jewel
Rating: 4.2
Author: samboothbass

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

samboothbass

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Alaska Sawyer Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 26, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10159

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The only reason we took points off is because many things felt very nickel-and-dimey. Lots and lots of fees. We're not sure we would book Norwegian again. I am also upset that I did not realize that I could have gotten a discount as a Caesars Platinum member....

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Arturo our steward was excellent. Jillmer our bartender at the martini bar was excellent, and of course Richard the cruise director.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Fun design!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great for the price! We enjoyed it a lot.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

2 out of 5

Ketchikan was not much...Skagway was also boring if you didn't do an excursion.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

1 out of 5

Pretty sketchy...

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Great town and glacier!

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Skagway, Alaska

3 out of 5

Boring town...

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Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Lovely but only spent three hours...

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy and fast!

Traveler Photos

4 Comments

RummbleStrip 7 years ago

I also have been looking elsewhere for a better line. I enjoy free cruises from Casino At Sea, often in the Haven. Last couple of cruises have been very disappointing.

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Drawdep 7 years ago

Don't take the services. There are certain things every line will charge separately for. You decide whether to take or not. Norwegian offers many of these pay items free when you book the cruise. We totally enjoyed our one cruise on Norwegian.

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GIL155 7 years ago

Except for the top end all- inclusive lines, it seems all line have nickel and dime complaints.

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famdream18 7 years ago

Research research! Before you plan a vacation.

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