Norwegian Jewel Review
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Canadian Cruise 10/18/08-10/28/08 on Norwegian Jewel
Got a 9AM flight so we get to sleep in til 6AM, then shower & dress & drive to the rapid station for the one stop ride to Hopkins Airport for our flight to Newark. D/L boarding passes so we zip thru luggage check in with 2 piece having 4 days worth of closing for each of us with Tide & dryer sheets for day 4 & 8 to keep us clean for 11 days.
Early arrival at 10:10AM in Newark & Super Shuttle was there in 15 minutes to get us to the terminal by 11AM. There we see 10,000 folks for 5 ships all straddling to the outside doors. 3 hour wait in amusement park lines 10 deep to get thru security, then the clerks (6 per ship) to get folks their keys. Then we are on the ship! We went right to Tzar's for lunch & that was packed already but luckily 2 folks left & we got the table. Then we get a taste of what the next 10 days will be like, and that secret word is PATIENCE.
Cabin Review
Aft-Facing Mini-Suite with Balcony
11656, mini suite AFT has the Great Outdoors upstairs with wood floor & steel tables & chairs. Freezing Cnanada hs them roped off s they were stacked not to be used. Area closed so we have peace & quiet. But Caribbean I'd not take it. Have had Celebrity, RCCL, Princess staterooms with noisy upstairs & they could care less.