We recently took a family cruise to the Western Caribbean and enjoyed every minute of it! Highly recommend this ship. My sister and brother in law had their two teens with them and the kids loved the cruise and want to do it again!! We loved the freestyle dining options - we ate in a different restaurant each night and they were all delicious. We didn't have to dress up in formal wear or sit in the same place every night like on other cruises we've been on. We could sit with the people we were with. The piano bar area was our very favorite activity at night. Had an adjoining smoking room which we enjoyed. The décor of the ship had just been updated so everything was beautifully done in soothing neutrals, blues, greys and teak. No garish décor which we have hated on other ships. The staff is excellent all around and the ship is very clean everywhere. We had a mini-suite stateroom which we loved. It had a balcony, was spacious and had lots of storage. We would highly recommend Norwegian Jade and we plan to go aboard this ship again!