Jewel of the Seas left Southhampton October 30th and arrived in Fort Lauderdale November 11th. We visited three ports of call, Le Havre, France; La Coruna, Spain; and Funchal, Madeira, with sea days interspersed followed by a six day Atlantic crossing.

This was the second such crossing for us, we had traveled to Europe in April aboard HAL's Westerdam from Ft. Lauderdale to Rome. We are experienced cruisers having traveled on seven cruise lines and 11 different ships in the last five years.

Embarkation/debarkation: Among the smoothest we have experienced. No long lines. Pleasant staff; warm greetings and send offs. Read more