Norwegian Jade Review
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My husband and I booked this cruise because we had never been to Houston and wanted to see if it would be a good place for future cruises. We have cruised on most of the major cruise lines except Holland America and Disney. We are Platinum Latitudes passengers.
We did not have a good beginning to our trip since our flight from Halifax at 5:30 AM on Air Canada was delayed (and then cancelled) which meant we would miss our connection in Toronto. I won’t bother with details but we will not be flying with Air Canada again unless they are the only airline left. Instead of getting into Houston at noon we got to our hotel at midnight!
Anyway, we booked a RideWe car to take us from our hotel (Ramada:Airport) to the cruise terminal. The drive is over 45 minutes and not cheap. We arrived at the port around 10:30 and we were in group four to board. That all went smoothly and we were on the ship by noon.
Cabin Review
Mini-Suite with Balcony
Normal mini-suite with bathtub. Clean with lots of storage. However it was noisy around 9:30 - 10:30 PM with thuds coming from the deck above. This happened every night. Also had the smell of smoke on the balcony which I think was coming from the smoking area on the pool deck. Only noticed this once. TV sets are not inter-active and internet is very, very slow.
Port Reviews
Houston
Port is too far away from the airport and transportation is expensive. Have to plan your flights to allow for possible traffic delays.
Cozumel
Well run port. We booked a taxi and went to a resort for the day.
Belize City
We had to tender into the port and so all we did was check out the shops.
Roatan
This place is too small to host large cruise ships. One street and thousands and thousands of passengers everywhere. Traffic is insane and finding your tour guide is next to impossible. We booked a resort for the day and it was OK but not what we expected. Leave a lot of time if you are travelling on your own to get back to the ship.