We just returned from our June 28th cruise on the Jewel. I really like this class of ship...my favorite so far. We have sailed on the Oasis, Freedom, Granduer, Enchantment, and Monarch...as well as Celebrity and a few Carnival ships.
In San Juan, we stayed at the Hilton Caribe- I highly recommend- could see the Jewel in port from our morning walk near hotel- $26 cab fare from airport for the four of us- I traveled with husband and two children ages 18 and 20. Our cruising friends traveled with us- their children are same age as ours. Everyone enjoyed this cruise.
We chose this cruise specifically for the itinerary- having only been to St. Maarten of the five islands we visited.
We loved this room- plenty of space, flat screen TV- shower door not curtain