Norwegian Jewel Review

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greggliz
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Aug 2014
Cabin: Balcony

The ship, crew, food and entertainment were great. As usual the drimks were expensive. The onboard activities were fun and the pool drck could accomodate all who wished to enjoy (this was not the case for our last cruise on Carnival.

Boarding and unboarding in Seattle as well as at ports of call was organized and efficient. The only thing we did that we would not recommend was gold panning on Sagway. Typical tourist trap that was not worth the money. On the other hand do not miss the whale watching in Juneau or the Duck boat tour in Victoria. (THE duck in Vitoria is significantly better than Ketchican). The lumberjack show in Ketchican was very enjoyable even in the rain (arrive early to be under cover.)

The other word to the wise arrive at the pier for departure as early as possible the Seatle traffic in that part of town is terrible and the parking deck directions were not good. Get their by noon if you are driving.

Cabin Review

Balcony

Cabin BX

Roomu cabin with sufficient closet/storage. Good variety of movies on TV. Informative "what's happening" channel. Comfortable bed, but couch was hard and uncomfortable as a couch (I am sure it converted tp a comfortable auxilliary bed but we did not need that aspect. Bath room had good water pressure and was well maintained. The balcony was big enough, protected from yhe elements and had comfortable chairs for nature watching. Overall we really enjoyed the cabin for the times we were not having fun on deck.

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