Norwegian Jade Review

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We didn't want to see the Captain!

Review for Canary Islands Cruise on Norwegian Jade
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Alba Dia
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Feb 2012
Cabin: Mid-Ship Balcony

Winter 2012 in Spain loomed with the potential of being wet and cold (if the previous two winters were anything to go by) so in October, 2011 I booked on the internet a cruise to the Canary Islands to get away from any inclement weather. In the event I needn't have bothered,the weather on the Costa del Sol was better than the overcast, cool, dull days experienced in Madeira, Tenerife and Lanzarote!

We embarked on the Norwegian Jade at Malaga, having driven to the port in our own vehicle. Parking was easy, a woman with a clipboard approached us when we arrived dockside, helped us unload our suitcases, told us it would cost 7 euros per day to park and gave my husband a receipt when he handed over the keys. Spanish law requires car ownership and registration papers be carried in the vehicle at all times, but I took them from the glovebox and stashed them in the pocket of my suitcase. We checked in our luggage prior to boarding and mentioned that we had accepted the cruise line's parking offer. No one seemed to know anything about it. Uh oh, this did not auger well!

Our stateroom was spotless when we embarked and the standard did not lapse during our nine days cruise. Freestyle dining suits us (we once did a half-world cruise with another line that had fixed dining. My husband forked out the price of a small principality in tips to the Maitre d' to enable us to change tables a couple of times during the voyage!). We took the opportunity to enjoy meals from some of the extra cost restaurants. Where in the world would you get a three course meal - appetiser, steak that so melts in your mouth that you almost don't need teeth, and a dessert for USD $25 per person? Try Cagneys and the Bistro restaurants if you are cruising Norwegian Jade. If you are vegetarian your menu choices are limited in all of the twelve or so restaurants, and even more limited if you think mushrooms taste like dirt and you don't eat them.

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Mid-Ship Balcony

Cabin BA

Great balcony, midships so quite stable.

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