This was our second sailing with Norwegian and we were looking forward to another great cruise on this line. My mother always said say something "nice" before being critical. The Jewel's bright colors were exceptional. Very vibrant and cheerful. It is a BIG ship!
Get out your walking shoes to board the Jewel! We walked straight through boarding and continued walking that seemed like a half mile on the RAMP to get to the gangway. We boarded forward and our cabin was midship, needless to say we were exhausted by the time we got to our cabin. (Same thing in reverse as we debarked.) The cabin was beautiful and spacious. We had a tub so the bath was pretty large. Not too much storage space though. The only place I could find a comfortable place to sit was in the piano bar. The cabin furniture was put in for durability, not for comfort. The bed and bedding was good, only two chairs & a small table on the balcony.
We did not eat in any of the specialty restaurants. It was very difficult to get to the main dining room as you had to get off the elevator on the 7th deck, walk all the way back to the aft elevator (stairs)to go down to the 6th deck only to walk down another set of stairs to the dining room.