Great dining experiences.

Item: Norwegian Jewel
Rating: 2.9
Author: casaloboinaz863

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

casaloboinaz863

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay Northbound (Vancouver To Seward)

Sail date: August 07, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8086

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

Trying to arrange a transfer was a challenge. First young woman I spoke with told me all transfers were sold out. She was clearly having trouble understanding English. Thankfully, I spoke with Harry the next day. He arranged for our bus transfer quickly.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy on, very organized.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

We enjoyed every restaurant we went to. Special mention to ChinChin and Cagneys Steak House.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

$80 for three games of bingo? What a fu**ing ripoff.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Stardust theater was very nice. The female comedian was very funny.

Children's Programs

No kids.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

99% of staff were anywhere from adequate to exceptional. On the last day we the displeasure of encountering an angry, resentful and disruptive bartender in the Spinnaker lounge. He clearly hated being there. His face showed his disdain for all customers sitting at the bar.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Overall, a nice boat/ship. The golf nets were a bit cheap looking as well as the clubs provided.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Cleanliness was very good. Our steward did his job adequately. A safety corner needs to be added to the bottom edge of the wall cot. After putting away suitcases under the bed, I attempted to stand up only to hit my head on the metal bottom corner. This produced a 1 inch gash in my head bled profusely until I could get pressure on it. Medical assistance was non existent. Going to Deck 4 was useless because I was injured during business hours. Not a great way to start our cruise. FYI, I was sober. Ship hadn't left port. Despite vigorously following the advice of "washy, washy" guy, my wife and I both managed to pick up a case of Cruise Line crud as well (a respiratory condition of some sort that began on day two and is finally going away today 08/19/23).