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Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Norwegian Jewel

12 Night Panama Canal (Colon To San Diego)

Sail date: March 21, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8082

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The cruise was excellent, only complaint we have is the location of our so called ocean view cabin !

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Could have been a bit more organized at the Colon terminal

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
we enjoyed the selection of food and wine, every meal we had was delicious, served hot and presented beautifully

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Did not use

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Awesome production shows, really fun show with JP Pierre magic and comedy show

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Wonderful friendly staff, very attentive and respectful

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautifully redone, very stylish and clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin itself was great, clean and very comfortable. The view not so, reserved gtd ocean view and all you see is the tender boat hanging outside blocking the entire window! Aweful location!!

Ship tip

Give your Latitude member's Gold and above a chance to upgrade and not lower the rates 3 weeks before the sail for new bookings!! Not fair to treat your loyal members that way

Ports of call

Colon, Panama

2 out of 5
Not very nice area and not safe either

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Fascinating!!!

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

4 out of 5
Did not take an excursion, walked around the port town, which finally approved a lot

Acajutla

5 out of 5
was really impressed what efforts they made to welcome the ship. Very organized with the shuttle into town.

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

5 out of 5
Took the do it yourself tour to Antigua. Beautiful colonial town

Huatulco, Mexico

5 out of 5
Love the beach atmosphere and clear waters

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
No tour , we took a cab into town and walked the Malecon .

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
No tour, had a fun beach day

San Diego, California

5 out of 5
Convenient walkable location, no tour, took the train back home to LA

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

willwork4cruz    1 year ago

Did you book an Obstructed View cabin? (Sometimes they word it so it’s hard to tell) If not did you complain?

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

BryantAZ    1 year ago

I am afraid to book a guaranteed cabin for that very reason — hopefully like the rest of your experience made up for it. Thanks for sharing!

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