Norwegian Jewel Review
About the Same as Our Previous Cruise on the Jewel
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Norwegian Jewel cruise, reposition from Vancouver, BC to Los Angeles, Sept. 29, 2015. Cabin 5052
This was our second cruise on the Jewel, in addition to cruises on the Mississippi and Columbia Rivers, with other cruise lines (plus several less-pleasant ones on Navy ships).
For comparison with our first cruise experience on the Jewel, see http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1920121 . Generally, those comments still apply, except where noted otherwise. I provided courtesy copies of that review twice to NCL management. They did not reply. Considering the extremely competitive nature of the cruise ship industry, that is both surprising and disappointing. I learned that NCL management is interested in hearing from their customers only when it involves additional income.
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Vancouver
Fortunately, the cruise departed from the Canada Place pier, rather than the distant and more primitive Ballantyne Pier. We rode Amtrak from Seattle on the previous day. We scouted the departure facility in advance, which was helpful, along with talking to security officers about the process.