Our family of 7 + 2 (grandparents), Embarked from our home town Limassol, Cyprus for our last full family trip as 4 of my children are graduates this year. The embarkation process was swift and easy. Then to the customer service desk to connect my visa card to the sea pass cards. Tip 1: Use a revolute type card to exchange Euro to USD to save bank and ship charges. Tip 2: virtual cards are not ...
At first I had a cruise booked on the Rhapsody of the Seas from Venice to Barcelona which got postponed, and then cancelled. I then wanted to do the Harmony but I was lead to believe Italy did not want UK residents due to high Covid levels, so eventually settled for the Jewel out of Cyprus.
So we travelled by train from Nottingham to London and then on to Gatwick the day before and stayed at ...
Jewel of the Seas 7-night Greek Isles, 23rd October 2021
Background
As an introduction, Jewel of the Seas is one of 4 Royal Caribbean Radiance class of ships (others are Radiance, Brilliance and Serenade).
She was launched in 2004 and has a tonnage of 90,090 GT with a maximum guest capacity of 2,702 and was last refurbished in 2017. On this sailing there were only 1,150 guests ...
Our first cruise ever. Picked this because of the cost and route. Once on board, the ship is beautiful. Spotlessly clean. The service and staff are so friendly. The standard staterooms are slightly small. The balcony was good. We were on the 8.30pm meal time and you get your table for the whole cruise. This is nice as you get the same staff looking after you for each meal. The meals are so good. ...
We travelled to Cyprus to pick up our cruise around the Greek Islands. The ship is one of the smaller classes but still has excellent facilities. We really enjoyed our time on the ship and it was nice that there was a limited amount of guests however having to wear a masks outside did seem a bit pointless when everyone is double jabbed and had negative tests. Highlights of the trip was the service ...
Booked as a package from the UK, so included flights and transfers which was very convenient. Testing procedure at the port very easy and efficient.
Approx 500 on board and 850 crew. This resulted in some crew being a bit bothersome in "selling" services...the speciality restaurants, spa etc. Being bothered during dinner in the middle of your main course twice to try and get us to buy ...
After a wait of about 18 months, we chose this cruise as we weren't interested in a staycation and we wanted to experience a bit of warm sunshine. This ticked both boxes. The ship is looking great, crew were continually wiping down surfaces. You had to wear a mask whilst on the move bit if anyone didn't or just simply forgot ( I was guilty of that a few times ) , they gave a polite reminder and ...
DH and I had decided we would not cruise until the Pandemic was history. Then in June, along came a deal, Covid numbers were decreasing, and we booked a Greek Island Cruise for August.2021. It seemed that immediately after our booking the Covid numbers spiked to levels surpassing 2020. It seemed Greece and our departure port in Cyprus were hitting the news. So we turned off our TV and called ...
Living in Cyprus we decided to try RC for the first time, from Limassol. What a wonderful surprise. We normally travel with Oceania, Regent, Seabourn but were desperate for a break away.
We loved the cruise! Fantastic staff, excellent food and drinks and a reasonable cabin. No, it wasn't the same as other lines but the price wasn't either. The only downside for me was the casual dress in the ...
We couldn't wait to get back on a cruise ship and booked the Greek Islands back to back.
Every staff member was beaming when we got on board and so were we! The service was unbelievable, the food excellent and the Greek Islands are a wonderful destination.
The health protocol was strict but it didn't bother us to wear masks when we were wandering around the inside. We took them off when we ...