A Once in a Lifetime Experience!
Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review
10 Night Australia & New Zealand (Auckland To Sydney)
Sail date: February 04, 2020
Ship: Norwegian Jewel
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 8580
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 4 years ago
Review summary
This 10 day itinerary was a once in a lifetime experience for my family and me.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Azura Main Dining Room
We always a great experience here! If we chose to not have dessert so we wouldn't miss a show, they would eagerly allow us to have desserts/drinks after the show.
Moderno Churrascaria
Comparable to Fogo de Chao, the food was very tasty and staff kindly brought specific cuts of meat that you wanted to try more of.
Tsar's Main Dining Room
A beautiful dining room!
Teppanyaki
Always a fun experience! Cooks were so fun and the food was the best!
Le Bistro French Restaurant
Delicious! Great quality!
Garden Cafe/Kid's Cafe
Washy washy staff was awesome! Asian night was phenomenal, especially the suckling pig and the other Filipino dishes!
Chin Chin Asian Restaurant
Food overall was below average/salty for an Asian restaurant (I've had plenty of Asian food).
Cagney's Steakhouse
Fantastic quality! If you have the specialty dining package, you can choose 1 appetizer, 1 soup/salad, 1 entree, 2 sides, and a dessert.
Onboard Activities
Fitness Center
Trainers really pushed you to keep going during their complimentary abs class. Plenty of machines to use for a smaller sized ship, clean facility as well.
Entertainment
Stardust Theater
Spinnaker Theater was a great venue and they really transformed the stage! Lighting and sound was awesome!
Spinnaker Lounge
A great space to view the outdoors, especially if it's too cold to stand outside. Activities that occurred here during the day were also fun.
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ports of call
Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand