Jewel of the Seas Review

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Disappointing Experience

Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Jewel of the Seas
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Jlevine
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Aug 2016
Cabin: Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

We were looking for a nice cruise to celebrate our 30th anniversary with our family. We have cruised on Carnival and RC before. Since we had a great experience the last time we were on RC, so we chose this ship for that reason, and for the dates and itinerary (Greece).

We thoroughly enjoyed the ports, especially Santorini. However, our time on the ship was less than enjoyable. Our cabin was located at the aft of the ship with an extended balcony, which as it turned out was great, because there were no lounge chairs available by the pool. Therefore we had to use our deck for sunbathing. This ship only has 2 very small pools - one in the solarium (indoors) and one outside. If you didn't get up early enough to grab a lounge chair on the days at sea, you were out of luck.

We found the ship extremely crowded. That wouldn't have been so bad if the majority of the other passengers had been courteous. Getting on and off the elevators was a problem because people would not move to let you on, or would rush the elevator while you were trying to get off. I'm not used to this kind of behavior and it was a real turn off.

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Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin E2

Nice sized cabin. Bathroom had a foul odor.

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