Jewel of the Seas Review

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Review for the Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Jewel of the Seas
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heroine
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Mar 2010
Cabin: Large Ocean View Stateroom

Preface: My mom (60 y.o.) and I (30 y.o.) have gone on a couple cruises now together. We both like relaxing and reading in the sun, shopping for local goods (NOT name brands or jewels), and seeing the sights. We don't dress for formal night (at least not in cocktail gowns) and are pretty laid back.

Arrival: We arrived the night before and stayed at the Airport La Quinta which was nice. The hotel had a free shuttle to the port. We arrived at the port around noon and check in was very quick, no lines to speak of. But then they took us onto busses and we had to wait in another building while the Coast Guard was checking the ship. One representative said they were taking us for sandwiches and refreshments, but all they had were little bottles of water, chips, and cookies from Aramark. We waited in folding seats for a few hours until they called us by our group number (assigned when we left for the busses) and bussed us back and we re-screened our carry on luggage. Got on the ship, went to our room, and went to a late lunch in the Windjammer. Even though everyone was there getting something to eat after our wait to board, there was no problem finding a place to sit. We sat, as we did every other meal from then on, in the very back where there were outside tables covered by canopies. Got our luggage later in the day after the required emergency drill. Explored ship most of the day.

The Ship: The ship was big but very easy to navigate. The elevators listed everything that was on each deck (on the outside as well as the inside). There were also maps at each main elevator bank. There were three types of elevators: inside ones, glass ones that looked outside through a large window to the sea, and glass Centrum elevators. There was a lot of interesting art (paintings, photos, statues, glass pickles). Our deck had an animal theme.

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Large Ocean View Stateroom

Cabin H

Quiet location, easy walk to elevators, little feeling of movement even on rough days, tiny closet, warm at night even with air

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