We took our daughter and her family on this cruise during their spring break , March 2016. It was a great cruise! Even though we have been on two previous Caribbean cruises, We had never been to Belize or Honduras before and we enjoyed the excursions that we did.
There were several family friendly activities scheduled on board during the day that allowed the family to stay together. Our ...
We decided to book a cruise on a whim and take our kids (11,7) somewhere amazing for spring break. We reserved a mini suite with the hopes that having a spacious room would ensure a better experience.
We drove to Houston and found the port easy to find, quick to part and embarkation experience was efficient, shame this was on of the last cruises out of Houston. We were able to get on the ship ...
We just disembarked the Norwegian Jade. We enjoyed a 7 day cruise from Houston to Cozumel, Belize and Roatan. This is our second Norwegian Cruise. Our daughters, ages 10 & 14, were eager to participate in the Kids/Teen Club and engaged in as many Kids Club/Teen Club activities as they could fit into our schedule.
When we sailed on the Norwegian Dawn two years ago, we stayed in a stateroom with ...
My husband and I LOVE Norwegian. We have sailed on the Norwegian Dawn and the Norwegian Getaway before. We've always had a wonderful experience and impeccable service. The Jade just didn't have it together on this cruise. Our cabin steward dropped the ball completely. There was no Latitudes Reward service from her at all. A second cabin steward was assigned two days into our cruise, probably ...
The cruise on the Norwegian Jade was the best cruise I have taken so far. I was slightly skeptical before boarding the ship because some of the reviews were shaky. The embarkation process was very smooth, and very fast. We boarded the ship without any obstacle.
The food on the ship was outstanding. Some restaurants were better than others. I would recommend Le Bistro for a fabulous cuisine, ...
This was our 1st cruise to the Western Caribbean, our 1st time leaving out of Port of Houston, and our 2nd ever cruise on NCL (10 years ago).
Cons
The embarkation process was not a great start to the trip. We stood in line to check in for over an hour. Of the other 10 or so cruises we have been on, we have never experienced a line like this, nor have ever waited in line for more than 15 ...
We had been planning this cruise for about a year for my son's HS graduation present. Over the past several months I have been reading some pretty harsh reviews about the Jade and the staff so I was a little worried about how this cruise was going to turn out. Well it was great. The Jade is in excellent condition and we found the crew to be very friendly and helpful.
Although the port of ...
This was out first time cruising on NCL. We are still up in the air on whether will will sail on this line again.
The first disappointment was transport from the airport. Having never gone out of Houston before be prepared to pay a fortune. NCL told us twice - over the phone and at the airport that the bus transport would be 50 dollars a piece round trip. Sounded fair. We signed up, it was ...
Summary:
Let me cut to the chase, by the time we left the ship, we had already booked two more cruises on NCL. However, that is not to say NCL and the Jade is without flaws. But for the money, my DW and I felt our 3/12 NCL Jade cruise was wonderful and a great value.
Boarding/Embarkation: This part of the review will very soon be irrelevant as NCL has decided to not sail out of Houston. ...
Well this was our first NCL cruise, having gone on Carnival our other two trips. We found the cruise lines very comparable.
Embarkation was fine, a bit of a line but went smoothly, on boat with in half hour and we got to port around 1:00pm. Can't recommend paying the $100pp for the NCL transportation since we arrived at 10:30am and had to wait for a few flights to arrive before we could ...