Norwegian Jade Review
Jade... mainly good... but a few issues which will annoy
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This was our fifth cruise and we went as a party of 5 with two teenage boys (age 18 and 17) and our daughter (age 11).
Embarkation: This went really well at Venice for us and we were on the ship within 30 minutes of arriving at the cruise port. We spent no time queuing and considering we arrived at 14.00 this was really good.
Cabin: We had two cabins. 11054 and 11052. The cabins are fine although the TV channels you get (on the old CRT type TV) are limited and the choice of BBC World News and one or two film channels. This is not really 21st century. You cannot view your bill through the TV. The cabins on the 11th deck have an overhang above them so ours were in shade about 80 per cent of the time. If you want to sit out and get a tan - be aware.
Cabin Review
Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony
Cabin 11054 and 11052 on Jade are midship and are fine. They have baths and the only downside to watch for is that the balcony has an overhang above it so they are in shade 80% of the time.
Because the cabins are near the stairs you get lots of people walking by chatting at 2 am in the morning. So not for light sleepers.
The TV is an old style CRT and at the time of writing (August 2012) the quality of channels available is poor.