Jewel of the Seas Review

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Review for the Baltic Sea Cruise on Jewel of the Seas

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Sail Date: Jun 2012
Cabin: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

This was our 3rd sailing with RCI; having previously been on Mariner & Independence it was nice to try out a smaller ship this time - and we weren't disappointed. It was nice to meet people and then keep bumping into them during the cruise - whereas, on the bigger ships, you can meet someone at embarkation and then never see them again for the whole cruise! The only criticism I would have about the ship is that the Centrum area - where they have a lot of entertainment - just isn't big enough for 2,000+ people to get involved, or even see what was going on; on one occasion we had to resort to riding up and down in the glass lifts to get a view of what was happening in the centrum! Also, the centrum is open right up to Deck 12 - which means that the music carries all the way up to those decks; if you have a cabin close to the centrum (as we did - albeit on Deck 9) you can expect to hear the music in your room. It wasn't too bad, but just something to bear in mind if, like us, you go to bed before midnight!

The food in the restaurant and Windjammer was good; if there was nothing on the evening menu that appealed there was always the option of chicken/steak etc. Entertainment in the theatre was probably the best we've had on any cruise (except for the night they put a film on) - especially the Russian folkgroup who came on board in St Petersburg, and Graffiti Classics.

 Copenhagen: Ship berthed about 5 mins walk from the Little Mermaid, and from there it was about 15 mins walk into the town. There is the option of a Hop On Hop Off bus, but we like to get the exercise so opted to walk. As it was a Sunday almost all shops were closed, so we had a coffee in a picturesque area of the city and then visited the Rosenberg Palace, which was very interesting.

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Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin D1

Cabin 9582: Well situated on Deck 9, close to Library, lifts and Centrum. Only downside was that music from evening entertainment in Centrum could be heard faintly in the room.

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