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just ok will not use RC for a while by
mike n from alachua, fl Sailing date: Feb 2013Pros: the pool Cons: staff, casino, shows, food staff very rude, food was below average, lido deck food closed to early, no wi fi in rooms, got ripped off buying a camera on board, found the same camera for $100 less when we got back, shows are geared for a much older groop, Ship Quality
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   a fair cruise by
fred and marilyn f from myrtle beach, sc Sailing date: Sep 2009Pros: my owner's suite and the concerige lounge Cons: food I have been on this cruise line twice before. The amenities such as daily news was absent. the food choices were limited. The staff was less friendly. The food was mediocre at best - rate of 3 on a scale of 10 on food. Ship Quality
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Ripped offer - no vacation. by
John from Florida, USA Sailing date: Apr 2006A nightmare... I felt exploited and ripped off. "Thanks for the "royal treatment." Never again. And I'll be sure to tell 100 others. Entertainment & ActivitiesActivities: Ridiculous prices for massages, spas... something like $250/hour... absurd and insulting.... again held hostage on the open seas.
Entertainment: Junk food, "wedding-style" ... CABERET-style "MAME" ... BORING. When I'm 105, I MIGHT be interested in being "entertained" with such druel. 1 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Upgrade Service doesn't work! by
Julie from Marshfield, MA Sailing date: Oct 2006Pros: Size and number of activities on board. The trip down to Bermuda was rough but not too bad, and the room itself was very nice. As soon as we left Bermuda we hit a horrible storm, by the middle of the first night at sea returning we were in 23'+ seas and I could not get out of the bed without getting thrown across the room. Not to mention the seasickness... it was the most horrifying experience, when the water filled the portal over our bed, the sound was deafening! We thought for sure the glass would break and we would be drowned. We got through the night and by 9am we ran from the room in what clothes we could grab. When we got to midship we begged for another room somewhere out of the bow - first we were told we had to wait for the manager to come on duty in a few hours. We went to the highest deck and tried to nap on a deck chair. We went back to the desk around noon and were told the mgr doesn't come on duty till 5pm! We had to wait the entire day! At 5pm we were told to come back at 6pm. Finally at 6 they said a room just became available (I guess someone went overboard!) and they gave us the key. Now we had to go back to the bow room and get our stuff, when we got there it was amazing... they had covered the entire porthole with a steel plate because the glass had cracked from the impact of the waves!!! We grabbed everything and dragged it all back to midship so we could pack, then spent our last evening in a very nice room, midship on the 8th floor with a balcony... about 15 mins was spent awake - then we woke up back in Boston. This ship is beautiful... the best service from the wait staff, cabin staff and bartenders - the amenities were top of the line and the public spaces were beautiful. Entertainment & Activities
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Beautiful Ship with Great Ports of Call by
Ashley C from Memphis, TN Sailing date: May 2013Pros: Ports of Calls Cons: Bedding and lack of activities Ship was beautiful and staff was exceptional. Very clean at all times. Ship QualityAlways clean. Dining/FoodFood was good. Some nights I think we made wrong choices in the menu items as those choices were just average but overall we were pleased with the food options. Stateroom QualityStateroom was clean. We stayed with my mother in the room with us as she had to use the pull down bed and sofa bed. She claims neither bed was comfortable. Sofa bed leaned downward at an angle and the pull down bed was hard. Our King sized bed was not the best either in comfort. While we were extremely tired when we went to bed, we found ourselves tossing and turning to find a comfortable spot. Ship Staff QualityVery pleasant and extremely friendly by 99% of the people on board. Entertainment & ActivitiesThis is the one area of the cruise that I wish there was more. Yes, there was shows but I felt they were lacking. We have cruised before and there would always be one or two comedy shows which we love to go to. There was only one guy and he lasted about 30 minutes for the whole trip. The other shows were just average. I felt the cruise could do more bingo, game show nights in the theater and have the audience interacting with the people on stage. The other shows were in the very small areas of the boats which were not comfortable nor that entertaining. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Fun Springbreak Cruise by
Doug M from Louisville, KY Sailing date: Mar 2013Pros: Stateroom and excursions Cons: Food and activities on the ship Overall the cruise was good. The stateroom had plenty of room for the four of us, the food was hit and miss, the stateroom attendant was great. Our excursions were a lot of fun. Ship QualityShip seemed very clean and well taken care of. Seemed like there was someone cleaning something everywhere we went on the ship. Dining/FoodFood was just OK, I was expecting great. My son wanted some soft serve ice cream at night, but there was no place to get any. The breakfast and lunch buffets the food was OK, just not what I was expecting. Stateroom Qualitywe had a balcony with a partially obscured view. That was nothing, just a platform that was used for cleaning. It was a great room, the beds for the kids were great. The attendant we had was on top of everything. When does he sleep? Ship Staff QualityAs I mentioned above, the stateroom attendant did a great job. Our waiters in the mine dining room should have been better. We sat in another waiter's table one night and had excellent service, so I don't know why our regular team wasn't up to the task (never filling water, not asking if we would like more bread, not really asking if we wanted anything besides water to drink) Entertainment & ActivitiesEntertainment on board was good. There needs to be a little more variety in the activities, and maybe more ping pong tables. 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
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Cruise jewel by
A Traveler from Michigan Sailing date: Feb 2013Pros: Service Cons: Production shows Great service, very clean but food and shows were mediocre at best Ship Quality
Dining/FoodPoor food In Dining room. Buffet was average Stateroom Quality
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Glad we went by
Frequent cruiser from Rochester, NY Sailing date: Jan 2013Pros: Everything very well organized, many, many activities Cons: Food quality in Tides dining room, shows, not outstanding, rooms and balconies small First RC cruise, been on 4 with HAL. Quality of food in Tides could not compare to HAL. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodPrime rib flavorless (everyone at our table), lobster bisque awful (not sure what it was) Stateroom QualitySmall room, bathroom and balcony compared to HAL, much less closet space. Ship Staff QualityAll staff was friendly Entertainment & ActivitiesRC singers and dancers were awesome and should have performe dmore 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Jewel of a vacation by
A Traveler from florida Sailing date: Dec 2012Pros: smaller ship,less crowds Cons: entertainment Our 5th RCI cruise and we still love it.We chose this smaller ship over the massive newer Oasis of the seas. Turns out our captain also prefered the smaller ship to, as he came back to the Jewel after a year and a half on the Oasis, wanting a ship he could get to know everyone on. Service was great and food always changing and fresh. We did fell the entertainment could have been better overall. On a side note, a friend was on the Oasis and noted it was just too big, crowded, service not to par and entertainment was awful.We'll be back to RCI, sticking to the smaller ships. Ship Quality
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Great way to travel by
B. M. H. from Tampa, FL Sailing date: Dec 2012Pros: relaxing, great staff, great experience on a wonderful ship Cons: Smoking in the casino, the whole 6 floor smelled like smoke, the theater, made it terrible Great trip, the smoke in the casino was terrible. Very annoying to walk by and be in. I played the tables, but not for very long due to the smoke. Even at tables where you couldn't smoke it was terrible. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodFood was hit or miss, wasn't great, wasn't bad. Stateroom QualityLittle small, however it's a ship, so it was comfortable. Ship Staff Quality
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