Southern Caribbean Jewel of the Seas Southern Caribbean Cruise Reviews

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Fantastic service, subpar food, older ship

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Jewel of the Seas

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maxverse
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

I read a lot of reviews for the Jewel of the Seas before sailing, and on this 8-night Eastern Carribean cruise, the ship mostly met my expectations, with two exceptions. Let's go through the good, the bad, and then the unexpected. Me: 8-night Eastern Carribean cruise; third-time cruiser in my late-20s, on a family vacation. THE GOOD First, the good. As multiple reviews mention, the ...
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Sail Date: December 2021


Cruising in the Post-COVID Era: Our Thanksgiving Cruise on the Jewel of the Seas

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Jewel of the Seas

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michaelnixon
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

I reside in South Florida with my wife and almost 5-year-old son, who has Asperger's. We recently returned from a Thanksgiving cruise on the Jewel of the Seas. We generally cruise about 1-2 times a year. Our last cruise was an 8-night cruise to the ABC islands on the Adventure of the Seas in December 2019. I booked this cruise in December 2019 after Royal Caribbean announced that they were ...
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Sail Date: November 2021

Cabin Type: Spacious Ocean View Balcony

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Very old and run down ship. Over 30 cruises and this was the WORST ship ever.

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Jewel of the Seas

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427cobra
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Great deal on cruise and 4 new ports for us. Avoid this ship if you are a avid cruiser. Ship was NOT only rundown, but was VERY filthy, found a OLD plate of food under the bed, mattress was old, stateroom was dirty, no lotion in bathroom,, ran out of TISSUE with two days left in cruise, NO limes for a gin/tonic, no p-nuts for bars snacks in bar, no fresh fruit last two days,, windows were all ...
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Sail Date: April 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


Wonderful way to see the ABC Islands

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Jewel of the Seas

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ksbsmom
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise because of the ten day cruise to the ABC Islands. Always wanted to book this cruise since it was offered on the Sun Viking , many, may years ago. With kids and college expenses we finally got the chance this year. We boarded the ship and went to the Windjammer found a table immediately enjoyed a great lunch with lots of variety. Cabins were ready early and luggage was ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


A few mishaps

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Jewel of the Seas

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alanaalaska
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Had a wonderful cruise with only a few quirks. Food was good but lacked choices, never a chair available by the pool as people saved them in spite of the rules, masking tape all over on the partition glass between our balcony and the one next door as paint had been scraped off, (good thing our friends were in that stateroom as we could see into each others balconies), One evening we were sitting ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Spacious Ocean View Balcony


Nice and relaxing

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Jewel of the Seas

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tankerahoy
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We chose this cruise to get points closer to being diamond. I prefer the southern Caribbean to any other area and we really like Grand Cayman. We had never been to Curacao before so the tour there was very neat. We like the tour in Bonaire and were excited to actually see them harvest the salt. Wish we could have gotten closer to the flamingos but understand that they are wild animals that are ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


Great cruise!

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Jewel of the Seas

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TTBrad
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

A great itinerary on a nice ship! This was our 14th cruise on the 5th different cruise line (Celebrity, Carnival, NCL and Holland America). We’ve always liked Royal and liked the southern itinerary of this cruise last year on Celebrity so we decided to book a cruise with the same itinerary. We flew in from Ottawa, Canada the day before and stayed at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ...
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Sail Date: February 2019


The Jewel shows her age some but still shines

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Jewel of the Seas

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springfire
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

My wife and I mainly decided to cruise the Jewel because of the wonderful itinerary which included Aruba, Bonaire, nd Curacao or as many will say the ABC islands. This was a 9 day cruise. This was our 10th cruise and our 4th cruise with Royal Caribbean. We have sailed on Carnival, Royal, Princess and our last two cruises with Celebrity. We had such a wonderful cruise on the Jewel that we booked ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


Lovely cruise to ABC Islands

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Jewel of the Seas

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Dwoodworth
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Chose this cruise because of the unique itinerary. Older ship showing her age in some areas, but still quite lovely overall. We were thrilled to have a Canadian captain:) We had a wonderful large balcony right near the atrium, however the noise from the band each night was terribly loud. They had to close the fire doors to try and drown out some of the noise. Seemed to be short ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


Nice ship and itinerary, too much cost cutting on staff and meals.

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mur500ray
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

About 5 years since last RC cruise, been on Princess in the interim. Last RC cruise was also on Jewel (prior to latest refurb). Ship in nice condition, good itinerary, great weather, fun to watch Super Bowl. RC has changed and not for the better. Staff numbers reduced, they work hard and have good attitudes but you can see they are stretched. Menus (buffet and dining room) are ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


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