Jewel of the Seas Review
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I'm a regular cruiser and travel mostly solo with groups.
Embarkation in San-Juan was a breeze. From the time my taxi dropped me off at the port until I was on board took less than 20 minutes, I never waited.
This is one of the smaller ships in the RCCL and I found it to be quite refreshing compared to some of the massive cities at sea like her bigger sisters. Smaller ship = less people, no line ups anywhere at any times and extremely personalized service from most of the staff.
Cabin Review
Interior Stateroom
The cabin was a standard interior. The cabin itself was adequate, but it's location was less than pleasant. It was right under the dining room's galley. From 22:00 until 1am I could hear banging, clanking and various noises from the cleanup staff above me.
My steward was excellent and went way above and beyond in making sure I got all I needed.
Port Reviews
San Juan
I love San Juan. Having been there before and seen the forts and old San Juan, I decided to just grab my camera and walk around the streets of the Miramar neighborhood where my hotel was.
St. Maarten
Grabbed a cab with friends and headed out to Maho beach for the mandatory landing planes photos. The beach is extremely narrow and crowded so if "beaching" is what you're looking for it's not the place for you, but if like me you don't care about the beach and wanted to see - and feel! - the planes then it's awesome!