Four of us were on the NCL Jewel to Alaska from Seattle August 16-23. It was a fantastic experience and our weather was sunny and delightful. We stayed overnight in a hotel at Seatac airport and then took a shuttle to the port on Saturday around 11 a.m. The embarkation process was very smooth, even though there were a lot of people getting there at the same time.

We were able to drop off our hand luggage in our rooms and then go to lunch and a tour of the ship. Our larger suitcases arrived before dinner. We had a midship oceanview room on deck 5 and the other two in our party had an oceanview room with partial obstruction on deck 8. They still had a good view over the lifeboat.

The meals in the buffet were good, but it’s usually very crowded. There is enough seating because they also open the La Cucina restaurant for overflow during breakfast and lunch. Read more