Norwegian Jewel Cruise Reviews

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Nice common areas on deck - appreciated the stage area in a central spot that was consistent with music and entertainment throughout sea days and in the afternoons as cruisers were returning to the ship.
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Sea day.....be warned the idiotic chair hogs are allowed to reserve from 7am.
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Not to be missed show with finale
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"Ports were largely amazing - lots to do and as always easy to do things without expensive shore excursions off the ship.We chose this cruise for a couple of reasons - ports of call including the Panama Canal and second the price was amazing...."Read More
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Could have been better

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Tsvetelina
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

Second time on Norwegian Jewel. Previous time was nice but not amazing. We chose it again because of the itinerary. What we did not like this time: - lack of sufficient and clear information prior to embarkation. the website is not working properly, no responses on email or phone. Problems with booking excursions. - the ship's entertainment pretty much resembled last year's programme - ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Fantastic Asia cruise

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dedemills
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

My husband and I took this cruise with another couple. We have Diamond status on RCL but this itinerary was exactly what we were looking for and the flight deals were great, so we decided to try NCL. The ship was great, the food was good, and the embarkation and debarkation process was smooth and seamless. We will definitely cruise with NCL again. We added 3 days to the beginning and the end of ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


High expectations not met.

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susyq 1967
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We were looking forward to this.....a lot! We had booked a similar itinerary with Ncl 2 years prior and they simply pulled the cruise. No explanation, it just went. Forgot about that when we booked this. Gradually, this became a different cruise to what we had booked. ports disappeared, shore time shortened. Overnights stops became at sea days! Anyway, we were determined to enjoy Asia, and in ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Appaling Customer service and way too many cutbacks

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steventrace
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Booked this cruise as a 60th birthday celebration, and was very disappointed that on final payment we received the itinerary changes. I emailed NCL in December without a reply (this is now standard NCL customer service unless you email the upper management) We then received further Itinerary changes just a couple of weeks before departure. As I had paid for an overnight hotel in Singapore to ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


DELIGHTFUL SHIP

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hallelujahcruiser
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise for its easy embarkation close to home & itinerary visiting Asian capitals & islands. We travelled with another couple whom we cruise with but had not been able to for 4 years due to the pandemic. Though we have visited most of the ports on this cruise through our years of travel, we were keen to revisit to enjoy the food and local massages. NCL is our cruise ship of ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Family Oceanview


Great value, lots of fun and loads of new friends and adventures

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vgreen_CC
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

Starting in Singapore and travelling around Malaysia, Vietnam & Thailand - this itinerary ticked a lot of boxes for my partner and I to enjoy two weeks in South East Asia with only having to unpack once! As Australians, we have been to some of the ports below such as Phuket, Ho Chi Minh & KL - this was a great opportunity to slow down our pace compared to some of the other cruises we have been ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Inside


A Disappointing Experience on the Norwegian Jewell Cruise to Asia

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Azeri woman
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

My husband and I recently embarked on the Norwegian Jewell Cruise to Asia with high expectations, but unfortunately, my experience was far from satisfactory. Several aspects of the cruise left much to be desired, prompting me to share this negative review. 1. Low-Quality Events: The onboard events and activities were disappointingly lackluster. From poorly executed shows to mundane ...
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Sail Date: December 2023


overall a good cruise

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seven seas rover
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise as a novel ravel experience as my wife had never cruised before, additionally the convenient departure location and ports of call. I understand that this is an older and smaller ship than the recent giants but this suited us fine . The overall cruise was very good with a few caveats ; internet was poor and fiddly (need to log out after every use), The food and ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Balcony


Disappointed with Cruise

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dave wilcox
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We sailed on the sister ship Jade last year and had a great cruise. The Jewel was a Big disappointment. We should have cancelled before we left when two of the original ports of call were removed from the itinerary. We lost a further port Nha Trang as the seas were too choppy to tender in and a fourth port Langkawi, the tender process took so long that by the time we got on shore there wasn’t ...
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Sail Date: December 2023


Another Hotel California cruise

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hen302
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Welcome to the Hotel California cruise. You can check out anytime you want - but you can never leave. This review focuses on the 2nd of the back to back cruises around Asia, but will include comments on specific areas common in both cruises. The good bits remain - most service staff are excellent and we enjoyed our interactions with staff in the Magnums bar and both main dining rooms. ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Traveled with disabled person


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