This was our 4th NCL cruise (previous Sky & Sun), and our first on the Jewel. The previous NCL cruises were great, well above our expectations. There were a few glitches but nothing serious. We had expected more from this bigger ship, the Norwegian Jewel but, this cruise was quite disappointing. We did have a great time because you learn to overcome any problem(s) and enjoy your vacation. There were some good points and some bad points, Ill elaborate:
Embarkation to the ship. This was done quite well considering the vast number of people that had to be processed. The lines were long but the operation was well managed. The luggage was delivered to our stateroom in an acceptable amount of time, no problem.
Stateroom. We took an oceanview stateroom on deck 10 with a balcony, the same type of stateroom that we had on the Sky and the Sun. There was a bit less storage room for clothes BUT by a redesign, the bathroom was bigger. No cocoon-type shower with that infamous circular shower curtain. Here, we had a stall shower with a sliding door. That was a nice surprise.