NCL Jewel was a true jewel. We enjoyed our Eastern Caribbean cruise very much. We were first time/honeymoon cruisers who had a balcony room starboard side. The embarkation process was a breeze. We got to the port around 12:30 or 1 and had no wait at all. We were onboard the Jewel within minutes. I was actually surprised at the size of the room and bathroom in balcony room. It was larger than I pictured and the colors were great and not overbearing. The balcony was also larger than I imagined it would be. We were truly surprised. Our cabin steward was great. We had great service from them at had towel animals every night at turn down.

The seas were very rough the first two days of the cruise. We had steady 12 foot seas the first couple of days...even the Cruise Director Mike said the only people walking straight were the drunk ones! Our first sea day was very windy, but we still took a spot out on deck 13 overlooking the pool where we ran into a wonderful bar service guy named Inyoman Satista (spelled that wrong I'm sure). He took such great care of us the WHOLE cruise. He would find us and take care of us wherever we were. He also worked in Tsars Palace and Spinnakers. If you find him, tell him Scotty and Ashley miss him terribly!!!!

San Juan was a bust. I wish we would have stayed on the ship. This was the only downfall of the week. We took the eco-bike tour. NCL's description was that it was a 10 minute bike ride to a beach where you could play, swim, etc. It was a 1/2 mile ride to a beach that was unswimmable (signs posted everywhere) then we hopped back on the bike and rode 2 1/2 more miles through a nature preserve (that was so filthy with abandoned cars and trash) and a slum of San Juan where dogs chased us on the bikes. We became friends with a family who did the old and new city tour and they said that it wasn't as good as the last time they took it. They said the city had gotten dirtier and more run down. If we go on a cruise again that goes to San Juan, we will stay on the boat. Read more