Just an average cruise.

Item: Norwegian Jewel
Rating: 3.8
Author: Captain60

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review

Captain60

Contributor Level: Cruise Director

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

12 Night Australia & New Zealand From Sydney (Sydney To Auckland)

Sail date: January 23, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10569

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall was nice, but very disappointed in NCL Jewel. Shops and or events closed or cancelled without notice. Sister ship the Pearl was much nicer, and organized

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Food in dining room was below standards from previous cruises.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Game show activities are not that entertaining.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Shows were just average, the show Velvet was the worst show we have ever seen on a ship.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very friendly.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Somewhat cut up, but ok.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Was clean and comfortable.

Ports of call

Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

4 out of 5

Very nice, beautiful scenery.

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Picton, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Some very nice winery's, beautiful country side.

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Auckland, New Zealand

2 out of 5

Not impressed, but didn't get out of city,

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Cruise Doubtful Sound

5 out of 5

Cruise Milford Sound

5 out of 5

Cruise Dusky Sound

5 out of 5

All sounds were very beautiful.

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Eden, Australia

2 out of 5

Not much to do.

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Akaroa, New Zealand

4 out of 5

Great little town just to get off ship.

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Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Beautiful beaches, and great walking paths around the mountain.

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Napier, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Neat town, with ocean front walk and many antique shops.

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Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

3 out of 5

Tour, Sights of Dunedin was very rushed.

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Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

Beautiful.

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Melbourne, Australia

2 out of 5

Get out of the city. Wall to wall people in the city proper.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Went smoothly.

3 Comments

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Time book another

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cbyron3 4 years ago

Agree about the Jewel. Seemed so compartmentalized. But you have to love the itinerary.

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