Norwegian Jewel Review

Excellent Christmas/Chanukah Cruise!

Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
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JemMonster
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Dec 2016
Cabin: Obstructed Oceanview
Traveled with children

This is our 3rd cruise with NCL and also 3rd time on this itinerary (1st time was on HAL). We put the deposit down for this cruise in 2014, after the last trip. We enjoyed the ports and experience so much that we wanted to do it again. We were traveling with our sons (16 and 20). We had side-by-side obstructed ocean view cabins on deck 8. And as a booking promotion my husband and I had the UBP, which was really wonderful. We’d do that again for sure!

Pre-Cruise

We flew from PDX to SNA on Thursday the 22nd and spent the day at Knott's Berry Farm, which the boys had never done before. If you do go to Knott's, pre-buy your tickets at least 3 days in advance online: $43 vs. $75 at the gate. The weather was damp, but it was a very enjoyable day, and Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner (to go) remains top-notch. We stayed at the Buena Park Courtyard, just down the street and took an Uber to San Pedro Harbor the next morning.

Cabin Review

Obstructed Oceanview

Cabin OK

The cabin was just as lovely and spacious as any other we've been in. We actually liked the obstructed view: having the lifeboat hanging right outside ensured no one was ever going to be walking along right outside our window! The bed was a little firm for my particular back, but I still slept beautifully every night.

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