This was our first time on Jewel of the Seas, although we have cruised on her sister ship Brilliance OTS. This also was our 30th cruise and will say RCI is still one of our favorites. It was also the first time for my husband to have a handicapped room, which was so well laid out and everything was so handy for him, he didn't need my help most of the time. The bedroom was spacious and plenty of room for his scooter. Also plenty of closet and drawer space. The bathroom was huge, and the shower, had 3 different ways the water could be used, a high shower head, spiket and a hand held shower spray. The fold down seat was perfect for him, and he is a big man. Toilet was higher and plenty of grab bars around the room. The beds, (we had them separated) were very comfortable, since they have put in new bedding and mattresses with toppers.

It was a nice easy cruise for us because we have been to these islands many times before so no tours just walking around the piers or towns. St Thomas is always a favorite, and we heard from our Cruise Critic friends that taking the water taxi to St John's Island and then going to Trunk Bay for swimming and snorkeling was great. They also recommended going to The Baths on Tortola. If you have never been to St Thomas, St Martin, Tortola, Puerto Rico, or Nassau, I would say try the ships tours for the high lights of each island. It will give you a better taste of what is available to do and see while there and also good information for the next time you go! Come on we all know once you cruise you will be back!

The service on board was excellent, we never wanted for a thing, our waiter and asst. waiter, Jose' and Steven were excellent, and remembered right from day one what we liked or not. Amazing how they can remember such little things, like not using pepper. The food was good, but not to our tastes at times, so we ate more beef than usual. Desserts was always delicious. We ate all of our breakfasts and lunches in the Windjammer buffet, they had such a selection that we couldn't eat every variety of food available in 8 days. Their system and layout of the buffet is the best comparing it to Celebrity, Princess, Costa, NCL, Carnival, in our personal opinions. Read more