Norwegian Jewel Review

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The food on the Jewel: Like being in Prison

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beachykeen66
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jul 2010
Cabin: Balcony

Ok, so I have never been in prison, apart from this trip. This was my 4th (and last) cruise with NCL in the last 3 years. I have stuck with NCL because in the past the food was quite good considering the number of people they needed to serve, and I really liked the Freestyle dining. Sadly the food on this cruise was so bad that I considered leaving the cruise when we docked at Port Canaveral on day 3, but I couldn't find a flight back to NYC at the last minute for less than $1000. I honestly didn't know how I was going to get through the rest of the week. For the rest of the time I mostly lived on cereal at breakfast, and bread and fruit from the buffet at other mealtimes.

Embarkation On my prior 3 cruises I left out of Miami, and never spent more than 30 minutes getting on the boat. Leaving out of NYC this time, I spent an hour in line waiting to check in. Upon entering the boat, instead of being offered a free glass of sparkling wine, the staff pressed me to buy a cocktail.

The Room My room space was adequate, however the carpet had at least 3 stains larger than coffee saucers, the mini sofa had about a 3 inch tear in the upholstery to which no repair had been attempted, and the room needed to be deodorized because of a slight sewery smell in the bathroom. The room was deodorized when I complained, but there was nothing that could be done about the stains or torn furniture. The bed was saggy enough that I could see the sloping indentations of prior residents, even when it was fully made. There was a mechanical clattering sound coming from the ceiling that was ever present. The effect that all of that had on me was to kind of deflate my excitement - it just kind of made the place seem dingy and depressing. Who wants to spend a week in a place that is dingy and depressing?

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Balcony

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My room space was adequate, however the carpet had at least 3 stains larger than coffee saucers, the mini sofa had about a 3 inch tear in the upholstery to which no repair had been attempted, and the room needed to be deodorized because of a slight sewery smell in the bathroom. The bed was saggy enough that I could see the sloping indentations of prior residents, even when it was fully made. There was a mechanical clattering sound coming from the ceiling that was ever present.

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