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Departs Seattle aboard Norwegian Cruise Line – Norwegian Jewel - Featuring The Haven By Norwegian!

Sailing Date(s): September 7, 2013


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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Balcony Boring cruise by Victor C. from NJ Sailing date: Apr 2013 Pros: Bahamas Cons: Low music by the pool This was my second cruise with my family and I compared it with Carnival Pride. I had more fun on the Carnival Pride than The Jewel. First of all the music by the pool was very low and they should of had a open and close dome over the pool when its was cold or raining just like Carnival Pride. There wasn't that much to do on the ship and at times we were bored. This ship is really more for seniors. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Inside Amazing and very enjoyable by Cruiser for life from Queensbury NY Sailing date: Mar 2013 Pros: The entertainment on board the ship was great Cons: I did not have any issues. Great Cruise line. Every thing was very satisfactory. I felt like a king on my own little vessel. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Everyone even the ships executives were willing to assist in every way possible. Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside An enjoyable cruise by Michele S. from Succasunna, NJ Sailing date: Feb 2013 Pros: The entertainment was fantastic on this cruise Cons: A number of the rest rooms onboard were out of order The Norwegian Jewel is a great ship. We have been on the Pearl, Gem, Sky and Dawn and the Jewel is just as nice. Ship Details: Ship Quality Some of the public bathrooms were out of order and others needed to be cleaned more often. Dining/Food The lunch and breakfast memus were the same and many of the foods were fried. Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities BOTR and Cirque Bijou were fantastic 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Inside un forgetable cruise by A Traveler from brooklyn Sailing date: Dec 2012 Pros: the staff was very perfessonal and nice Cons: taking the money off the card the staff food and entertainment on the ship was fine the only thing i find fault with was some of the cutlery and the plates wasn't clean their were still greasy Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 18 - 29 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside Best Trip Ever!! by Torianna T from Rexburg, ID Sailing date: Dec 2012 Pros: High Quality Seafood, Amazing Room Service, The Great Deal It Was. Cons: Some servers are not always efficient. The Ship was a lot of fun. There was always something to do, with 4 hottubs, and two pools on the top deck. The spa is overpriced. There's a lot of gambling onboard. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality We had some servers that were less than kind, but not mean. One time our server forgot my order and we left without finishing it, but other than that they were great! Our room service guy was amazing! He cleaned our room 2-3 times a day, and he left towel animals almost everyday. He made our trip that much sweeter. Entertainment & Activities We didn't have very many shows available. The circus performance we saw was very good. They have lots of group games and game shows available to see too. There are a lot of children's programs, but as I don't have children, I can't rate them. They looked like something my nephews and nieces would love though. 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Balcony Nice relaxing cruise by Vicki A from Long Island, NY Sailing date: Dec 2012 Pros: Various Restaurant Options Cons: Small Rooms uncomfortable beds Ship was very clean, most employees were friendly and helpful, captain always updated us everyday, the cruise director was excellent, great choice of restaurants but main dining room was excellent. Ship Details: Ship Quality Nice size ship, not to large, layout was easy. Only one large pool in center of ship. Dining/Food Excellent restaurant choices. Main dining room Tsars Palace was pretty and food was always good. Stateroom Quality Rooms were small, (only 2 people at most), nice looking room always clean but bed was uncomfortable. We had a balcony and inside room AFT. good location. Ship Staff Quality Everyone was friendly, room steward never stocked ref. or gave ice.We had to ask every couple of days. Entertainment & Activities Excellent night time shows. 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Group Stateroom Type: Inside good cruise! by natalie s from long beach, ca Sailing date: Sep 2012 Pros: cleanliness of ship and entertainment we recently had cruised on another line (princess) so we kept comparing everything to that one, but i felt like everything was good but not exceptional excet the entertainment on board, food was good and service was good. we did meet up with with people on a similar cruise but princess cruise line, they did kind of mention the same thing about food being just ok, so after speaking with them i felt more confident in our decision on norweigen, overall a good trip Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Inside A great cruise! by Sherry B from Binghamton, NY Sailing date: Jun 2012 Pros: We liked that there were 4 stops on this ship and the entertainment was great! Cons: Unfortunately the food was not great! The ship is clean, the staff were all friendly. They really push the hand sanitizer, but in a polite way. The entertainment was fantastic! The major disappointment was the food- it was just ok. We really enjoyed the 4 stops. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Nothing special. We had dinner at the Italian place and it was awful- we complained to the management and they did not charge us for everyone (10$ per person to eat there). We also had dinner at Chin Chin- the chinese place and that was great. Overall- the food was a disappointment. Also- there were extra charges for things like cappucino or espresso after dinner. Stateroom Quality I was disappointed with the room's set up, primarily because when we booked through Orbitz I was assured that a cabin for 4 included 2 single beds and 2 fold down beds, but it turns out on the Jewel there are NO rooms with that set up. The best they can do for a family of 4 is 2 singles, a trundle bed in between the 2 singles and a fold down, so you have to crawl out of the end of the bed to get out. Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony An excelent experience by MARTIN CARRIQUIRY from Uruguay Sailing date: Jul 2012 Pros: The freestyle Cons: only english language The ship sevicess are very good, the cabin was very comfortable, the differents buffets are very excelent and with a lot of differents meals and the restaurants offerts had a very good quality Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 18 - 29 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside What I expected by A Traveler from los angeles, ca Sailing date: Jul 2012 Pros: Free-style dining Cons: Not enough quiet space to just lounge Likes: 1) The shows were entertaining. Not quite vegas good, but butter than average. 2) Free-style dining. I liked eating whenever I wanted and I liked the 24 hour "Blue Lagoon" restaurant. It had great buffalo wings. 3) Shuffle board. 4) Game room - it was always full! 5) Beautiful view of a glacier Dislikes: 1) There are other dining options that you have to pay for. 2) There was not enough quiet lounge space. If it was raining or windy, you have to be inside. The best place was the "Spinnaker Lounge", but during the day there were always events like Bingo, activities for kids, etc., so it was too loud to just take a nap. There were plenty of other venues for them to use, but for some reason this room was always used. 3) The emergency protocol wasn't thorough. They showed us how to find and put on our life vest, but not where I was supposed to meet in case of an emergency. General: The food was vegas-buffet quality - good. The sit-down places for meals were better than the buffet but not gourmet. For example, the first night I ordered the lobster and fish, and both were over-cooked. Ketchikan - nothing to really do here except buy jewelry. Juneau - awesome place! Canoeing to Lake Mendenhall was the best. We got really close to the glacier and poked at icebergs! Skagway - easy to access trails right off the ship. No need to book an excursion if you just want to hike (anywhere from 2-14 miles). Victoria BC - go to fisherman's wharf where you can feed a sea lion and get shuck for a buck! Ship Details: Ship Quality Be sure you familiarize yourself with what floors connect the whole ship. There are shortcuts through the staterooms on floors 8 and 11. Dining/Food I wish they had more variety of hot sauces for Asian cuisines. Tabasco is hard to come by. Stateroom Quality Very tight space, but very comfortable bed. Only has shampoo and body wash, so bring other amenities. Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Shows were generally good. Bingo is a rip off. You pay $40-70 to play 3 rounds, and the prizes ranged from $100-$500 (despite over 100 people playing per session). 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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