Pacific Jewel Review

3 star experience

Review for the South Pacific Cruise on Pacific Jewel
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southsider20
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jul 2016

I chose this cruise as my partner didn't have a passport but we wanted some sun, this was my third cruise one previously on Pacific Dawn and the other on Dawn Princess. In comparison I was not impressed, the Jewel was a smaller ship to the Dawn and it clearly is a 3 star experience. The ship is in need of an update and the cabins, whilst clean, are functional. We had an ocean view room, I didn't miss the balcony as it was quite windy so I'm not sure we would have used it much, I didn't on previous cruises. The dining on board wasn't too bad. The Good: The Salt Grill was exceptional, plenty of food and great service, we went twice it was that good, the second time for lunch which is the same menu but $10 cheaper. The Luna was good but I wouldn't rave about it and I'm not sure it was worth the $30 cover maybe $20-25. The Pantry had a good selection for breakfast and lunch but as you are now served (helps stop the spread of germs) then you get what you are given and sometimes there was a wait at lunchtimes for items. The Waterfront was pretty good we had a good selection and got lots of extra sides if we asked. My only complaint is that you have to pay for burgers and pizzas and that the food stops at 9:30 - if you want a late night snack or coffee or cake you have to pay/order room service.

Entertainment on the ship was ok, some acts the comedian and mentalist were really good the crew shows less so. It seems there is a full itinery but there are card & deck games and bingo so it looks like there is more than there is.

One issue was the Dome nightclub closed at 1:30am (we are on holiday people) we asked and were told it was the discretion of the bar staff and if there were more than 20 they could stay open later - it seemed that if you were on a drinks package they weren't making any more money so decided to close and give the staff an early minute. Also, the english DJ wouldn't pay rock or australian songs (on an australian ship!)

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Functional - rooms could do with an update - bit tired looking

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