Norwegian Jewel Review
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From the beginning when the cabin was booked in February 2009 NCL Internet customer service department has worked with me to make this surprise for my wife "NOT A SURPRISE TO ME". Meaning that I had not run into any difficulties in making the booking, making several changes to my reservation, adding and removing multiple packages to my reservation. Final payment was made and I expected the rest to be butter.
Embarkation was a breeze. Check-in had it's normal security issues, but it is life these days. Nothing out of the normal. Total time to board the ship was like 30 mins. EXCELLENT! Our cabin was ready by the time we had boarded the ship at 2:00pm. When wifey opened the cabin door and saw the birthday streamers and balloons and the birthday cake on the table, I knew the NCL had not let me down.
Our room was satisfactorily cleaned. I look for the most obvious and then check for the non-obvious. I was good with the functioning of the restroom/bathroom area and it's cleanliness.
Cabin Review
Aft-Facing Balcony
AFT BA category is the way to go. These have a larger balcony than the port or starboard balconies. Not much time spent in the room in the first place, but the time you do spend is outside looking at where you just visited. Or just getting that panoramic view while underway. No noise from the outdoor cafe above nor vibrations or noise from the propulsion system.