Southern Caribbean Jewel of the Seas Southern Caribbean Cruise Reviews

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Not great.

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Last time with Royal.
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

Booked a smaller ship thinking that overcrowding wouldn’t be as big of a problem as in past cruises. Boy, was I wrong, and add to that a dated jalopy of a ship to spend a week on. Don’t waste your money on this pile of garbage unless you like the hum and flicker of CFL light bulbs that *might* work if you’re lucky. One of them in our stateroom was like a strobe light and two other lights just ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Spacious Ocean View Balcony

Traveled with disabled person


Awful cruise

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clovecruising
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Lots of issues on this cruise. Entertainment: 1. All entertainment was geared to one group of people. Everything was in Spanish. 2. Whether you were in Safari Club, Vortex or in center by Christmas/bar, all entertainment was in Spanish. Disabilities: 1. There was no assistance for people with disabilities upon leaving for excursions. You were expected to walk down three flights of ...
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Sail Date: November 2023


The first and last time sailing on Royal Caribbean

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travelcruisepro
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

The first and last time sailing on Royal Caribbean. *Food: more variety than most cruise lines but inedible, always served cold at the buffet and main dining room worse than a school cafeteria.  The buffet took forever for the tables to be cleared, why not use carts to clear tables rather than removing a few plates at a time. My wife and I only went to the dining room twice on this 9 day ...
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Sail Date: December 2022

Cabin Type: Ocean View


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

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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


The worst cruise by far (33 cruises taken so far)

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floridacruiser63
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

My son chose this cruise as a graduation trip, I was not sold on flying to San Juan, as we live in Florida, the cruising capital of the world,where many great ships call Florida home, boarding an older ship was not my choice, however my son mentioned the ship has been refurbished last year and had good reviews so my husband and I, as long as my daughter went along with his choice. We we also ...
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Sail Date: March 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Traveled with disabled person


Terrible Ship - Would never go on this ship again!!!!!!!!!

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angeleyesblue00
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

This ship was the worse that I have ever been on. The food was always cold. Restaurant & Buffet. You could not get food anytime you want. They were always running out of ice. The ice cream was runny. They charge you for room service. This ship was very very boring. The Shore excursions were great. They didn't make animal towels every day. We will never ever go on this ship again. Do NOT ...
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Sail Date: December 2017

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony


Special Diet needs? Don't take Royal!

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ew5030
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Took Jewel of the Seas on 7 night Southern Caribbean. 1. I have lactose and gluten intolerance. I understand it is very limited diet and difficult to meet my needs, so dinners had to be pre-order 24 hrs in advance. I was fine with that. Unfortunately, for entire week, as side dishes, I was served baked potatoes, steamed broccoli and carrots. In the end of the cruise I was very tired of baked ...
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Sail Date: November 2017

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony


Small and needs updating

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jonilmasepulveda
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

1. Not much to do inside the cruise. 2. Few elevator for many people. 3. No places to eat after lunch and dinner hours. 4. No hot running water. 5. After 1 am they turn off air condition and flushing toilets. 6. Old cruise needs renovation. 7. No kids activities. 8. Outside pool to little for so many people. Too crowded. 9. Inside pool only for adults. 10. Both tours ...
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Sail Date: April 2017

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Traveled with children


Cruise nightmare -

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kaysingh67
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

I was looking forward to cruising on Jewel of the seas - I heard great thing about Royal Caribbean -- I was disappointed from the moment i got on board - staff was not helpful - service was poor - stateroom smelt stale -- washroom smelt like raw sewerage--public bathroom filthy -overall horrible experience - racist comments were made by guest regarding people of color - noone seem to take notice - ...
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Sail Date: April 2017


Definitely think twice about this ship

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tweinberg
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This cruise was planned well ahead of time, it was meant to be a happy family reunion and a 20th wedding anniversary celebration for my husband and me. I was leery of the ship, it's old and I wanted to experience a cruise on one of Royal Caribbean's fantastic new ships. But I was overruled by family members who were more concerned with the itinerary than the ship. I compromised and I'm sorry for ...
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Sail Date: March 2017


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