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Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Norwegian Jewel

10 Night Asia: Singapore Philippines & Vietnam (Bangkok To Manila)

Sail date: November 20, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin number: 9160

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Overall we enjoyed the cruise. Organization for em and disembarkation could have been way better. Excursions meeting time and place could have been better. Had to report at meeting place at 715am but was not called till 830am. All this time waiting. But it was still a good cruise

Embarkation

4 out of 5
This was the ships first time Embarking in Bangkok so it was a bit disorganized. My embarkation time was between 1 and 130pm. Waited 3.5 hrs in line before cabin key was received and check in was done

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining rooms were good but had the same main course items several times. Specialty restaurants were good

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Activities were standard

Entertainment

4 out of 5
First couple of evenings the main show was cancelled and replaced by movie or 1 entertainer

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Cabin attendant was ok, standard No more turndown service or animal folded towels on the bed

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship was good and well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Standard balcony cabin, standard size

Ship tip

Been with Norwegian twice. Did not have the wow factor but overall still satisfied

Ports of call

Laem Chabang (Bangkok), Thailand

2 out of 5
Very difficult to find the ship. Needed police escort to find it. Far from Bangkok

Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

4 out of 5

Singapore

4 out of 5

Muara, Brunei

2 out of 5
This stop we could have done wirhout

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

4 out of 5

Puerto Princesa, Philippines

4 out of 5

Boracay, Philippines

4 out of 5

Manila, Philippines

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Information was very confusing regarding disembarkation. It was recommended to take own luggage off as they did not know if there was enough space to place it all on dock or inside the terminal. It says do not place luggage in the hallway the evening before but then people did and it then it was handled. So not very organized
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7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Sogmoore     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     11 months ago

Interesting itinerary, thanks for sharing your experience

Ruby13     11 months ago

Glad you had a good time

cruising2004     11 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

bubbles60     11 months ago

Interesting itinerary!

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