Engine Problems Significantly Lessened the Quality of an Otherwise Good Cruise

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

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Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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Norwegian Jewel

Journey Down Under from Singapore

Sail date: November 12, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11622

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The quality of the cruise was lessened because of a problem with the ship's engines, which caused a change in the time arriving / departing at / from a number of the ports. The $200 given to us by the cruise line was not commensurate with the loss of excursions and port time. As a further insult, the money could only be used for ship board purchases which greatly lessened the value. While this problem was rectified at Darwin, there appears to be no reason why this repair couldn't have been accomplished in Singapore. The on-board staff apparently had no ability to address any additional compensation for the reduced quality of the cruise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Very limited and poor educational activities were available on the cruise.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Singapore

4 out of 5

Semarang, Java, Indonesia

3 out of 5
The late arrival of the ship caused us to cancel one of our planned excursions because half of it would have been after dark and the rest stops were cancelled.

Benoa, Bali, Indonesia

3 out of 5
The early departure led us to cancel one of our excursions because it met at 5:30 AM which would have meant getting up at about 4 to 4:30 AM to be ready to take the excursion.

Komodo Island, Indonesia

4 out of 5

Darwin, Australia

3 out of 5
Our first day's excursion was cancelled due to the late arrival of the ship.

Cairns, Australia

3 out of 5

Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia

3 out of 5

Brisbane, Australia

4 out of 5

Newcastle, Australia

3 out of 5

Sydney, Australia

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
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