Just arrived home from a truly memorable cruise on NCL Jewel. This was our first NCL cruise, although we have cruised quite a bit on other lines. I was worried, having read some really negative reviews here. However, our experience was very favorable.

Embarkation: We arrived in FLL 2 hours later than scheduled, but still in plenty of time for SAS to get us to the port without problems. Having read here that SAS was a good bet, we tried them, and they did not disappoint. We did have to wait quite a while in the terminal before numbers were called, and this was perhaps because of the time change? I'm not sure. However, once numbers were called, the process was quick and smooth.

Photos: I have to say that most of the photos taken by ship's photographers were hurried, and not well done. We did not do a sitting, and that probably would have made a big difference in how they turned out. I was pleased that you could decline to have all the pictures taken at dinner, etc. In the past we have purchased photos, but didn't find a single one worth buying this trip. Read more