Norwegian Jewel Review
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. . . on a ship, that is!
First off, I think a cruise is always the most relaxing of vacations, and have to have one every year. This was the one and only for us in 2013.
However, we picked NCL only because we were part of the Aquafest group on board - an association of GLBT folk who each year at Hallowe'en partially charter a ship for a great party. NCL works well for these events, with its "Freestyle Cruising". The party was fun, the ship was fun, the crew was fun, but outside of an Aquafest function we would be sailing on another line.
Cabin Review
Rather small. Two loose tables seemed to get in the way of everything, one of which held two dirty (and unused) wine glasses the entire trip. The balcony was nice. The bathroom seemed spacious, but maybe that is due to the cabin being so small. Then again, we were spoiled by a Carnival upgrade in December, 2012, when we felt we had a stateroom on the QEII! Was very clean and well maintained. "Freestyle Cruising" might mean your cabin steward remains anonymous. I miss the old days, when you always knew who it was.