Best anniversary vacation I could have ever wanted

Item: Norwegian Jewel
Rating: 5
Author: rdarsey

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review

rdarsey

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 10

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Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay Northbound (Vancouver To Seward)

Sail date: September 09, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall it was an amazing cruise . Can’t wait to do it again

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was easy and painless. We flew to Vancouver from Texas for our 25th anniversary for a week cruise and a 5 day land tour.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We experienced all of the dining options and every day no matter where we ate was amazing.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Not a lot was going on, but we never missed any of the shows. They have a wonderful crew.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

All were excellent

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All were amazing

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

It’s a beautiful ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It was a balcony room. Very spacious.

Ship tip

Enjoy it. We did

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Ports of call

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Loved Ketchican. We took a guided fishing excursion. They shipped our catch home for us.

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Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

It was so beautiful.

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Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

We rented a car for the day and traveled to emerald lake. Saw a lot of waterfalls, and all kinds of wildlife. It was amazing.

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Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

We flew in the evening before the cruise. We ventured out to see some of the sights around the hotel, but it was late by the time we got through the airport so we were to exhausted to do much.

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau is an amazing place to visit. We just walked around taking in the scenery, shopping, and lunch.

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Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Well organized. We got off early so that we could catch our train to anchorage.

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2 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us m

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your review of your pre-Covid cruise. Hope you are able to do it again’

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