Norwegian Jade Review

Norwegian Jade

Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Jade

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Sail Date: May 2008

We signed on to the 13 day cruise in the Mediterranean on the Norwegian Jade and was surprisingly disappointed. We booked for the attractive package price and the good reviews of the new Jade, which we knew were being repositioned from the Hawaiian market. However, since the dollar was weak against the Euros, we're in for a number of surprises:

1) The foods: The buffet catered the same exact items in all 13 days. Everything was bland and low quality. Fruits consisted of the basic melons, pine-apples, apples, bananas,etc. that were either sour or had no taste. The restaurants offered very limited menus. The steak house charged $20 per person, but some of the dishes on their menu had an extra $10 charge per plate (so read the fine print). The Sushi bar was horrible, $15 per person, $10 per diluted sake, and when we asked for a seaweed salad, we were told it belonged to the Chinese menu, which couldn't be combined....We left the restaurant paying $100 for 3 and was hungry...

2) Decor: Everything is still in the Hawaiian theme, the bar, the pictures, paintings..The only change was possibly the paint outside the ship.

Cabin Review

Medium size balcony (smaller than the Crown Princess). Nice bedding and sheets but were not changed often enough. Small room but designed with high efficiency. Again, carpet was not vacuumed enough. Cabin attendants were a little lazy. Hallways and common areas are small but well kept. Complaints of sewer back-up and foul smell were present for several days in many cabins.

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