Jewel of the Seas Review

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Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Jewel of the Seas
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Denise&Paul STL
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jan 2016
Cabin: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

We sailed out of San Juan January 24, 2016 on Jewel of the Seas. We stayed a night off of Condado Beach, which was a wonderful location with lots of shopping, beach, park and restaurants - even a Walgreens nearby. Costs of cabs varied - $25-36 from airport to hotel per cab, hotel to airport was $4 pp; Cab to port was around $7 each; shuttle from port to Old San Juan was $10 each. I had understood prices were set, but they were not, at least not if we wanted a cab and didn't want to wait.

Embarkation was a breeze, as was the entire first day. We were able to board much earlier than told, so that was very nice. Since people boarded throughout the day, nothing was overcrowded at any one time. Perfect!!

Sail away was right at dinner, so we had to miss that or miss our first night at the MDR. In retrospect, I wish we had watched sail away, at least past El Morro.

Cabin Review

Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin was kept clean and stocked. Balcony very nice. We were on Deck 8.

Port Reviews

San Juan

We had seniors and a scooter with us. The hill was too steep to get to San Cristobal and the walk VERY long on uneven paths.

El Morro was much better with the tram dropping us right at the gate. Much could be seen without overdoing and the scooter got around very well.

Trams could be run more often - a number of people were left behind several times at a lot of stops. However, price was great!

St. Lucia

Excellent excursion! Lots to see, great value.

St. Maarten

Great day at Orient Beach!

St. Croix

Beautiful beach!

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