Our first cruise

Item: Norwegian Jewel
Rating: 3.3
Author: bglester1957

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

bglester1957

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Sawyer Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 16, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9124

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Not the best experience but the scenery was magnificent! Food very poor, poor service, and would have loved to have more activities to do. The different bands were not bad.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great and done in a timely manner.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Food was cold most of the time and not very flavorful!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Listened to the different bandds, the shows, and the casino.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Not bad!

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

The bartenders and wait staff pretty much ignored the guest. Was very surprised by this.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

We were in deck 9 and they hall smelled like an out door toilet.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Worn, the mirrors had dots of stuff in them that we even tried to clean off but were not able to.

Ship tip

Eat off the ship as much as possible.

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Ports of call

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Beautiful. We just rode the Duck. Nothing exciting.

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Did Whale watching and salmon bake at the Orca Lodge, very nice!

Thumbs Up 3

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Beautiful! Did the White Pass train ride, beautiful scenery!

Thumbs Up 1

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Beautiful. We just walked around the city.

Thumbs Up 2

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Pretty fast.

2 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 6 months ago

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

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