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Item: Norwegian Jewel
Rating: 4.3
Author: GrannyRit

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

GrannyRit

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 123

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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8 Night Panama Canal (Colon To Fuerte Amador)

Sail date: March 04, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10614

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The ship and cruise itself was very good. We did enjoy it. But the disembarking situation certainly took away from that all and left a poor image to remember.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Everything was smooth getting on the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Buffets were typical buffet food. Decent but not outstanding. Cagney’s and La Cucina were excellent; both service and food. And we love Moderno!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

We spent a lot of time hangi g by the pool. Very relaxing and enjoyable.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The music shows were great. Their comedian was ok, just not the best we’ve seen. Cirque show was very good.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our room steward did a great job. And the wait staff were very attentive in the specialty restaurants. Bar staff were few and far between and very overworked.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was always clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was small, and storage was scarce. But always clean!

Ship tip

It is not a large ship. So a little more limited in things to do.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Colon, Panama

2 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Fuerte Amador, Panama

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

This was a nightmare. We had to disembark at 6:30, and spent hours standing in the airport waiting for the airline check in desks to open. No seating available and lots of elderly people with no accommodations.

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Very nice. Passage through the canal was great with the narration.