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Item: Norwegian Jewel
Rating: 4
Author: ltcrep61158

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

ltcrep61158

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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12 Night Panama Canal (Los Angeles To Colon)

Sail date: November 12, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin number: 8040

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The highlight of the ship was the staff. They were great. The food was average. The excursions were OK. Although I did not like being left in a store to make purchases. Almost missing the cruise because we were almost not picked up for transfer. Was super stressful. Getting home was horrendous because of the delay in catching the flight as well as how far away from our destination we were forced to fly before we finally got home that will be a dealbreaker next time.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Once I got to the port, the experience was excellent. The problem was in the transfer. There was nobody there to pick us up. We almost missed the trip even though we were many hours early.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Did not enjoy the Italian restaurant, but the other specialty restaurants were good. The buffets were very average. The dining rooms as well were very average.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Onboard activities were very good

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Entertainment was good and it times very good

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service and staff was excellent

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Design and cleanliness was excellent

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was a little small, but very clean and comfortable

Ship tip

Great staff, average food, good entertainment, excursions were very average

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

Acapulco, Mexico

4 out of 5

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

4 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Disembarkation from the ship was excellent, what was not good what is the length of time from disembarkation to the flight which was 15 hours. In addition, the flight took us significantly away from our final destination so we had to fly for many many hours unnecessarily. This was the low light of our trip.

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