Norwegian Jewel Review

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Norwegian Junk, NOT Norwegian Jewel!

Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
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Cowboyrusseller
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Oct 2016
Cabin: Balcony

It was booked through a cruise planner and included 3 private concerts with Colin Raye, a famous country singer. The cruise planner wasn't informed of changes in the itinerary until one day before we set sail. The first change in the itinerary was a deletion of Mazatlan, due to necessary minor repairs that needed to be done in Puerta Vallarta, so they said we would be there two days instead of one. We were ok with that, since we were already on the ship, and didn't want to cancel the cruise on behalf of one port change.

Then, on day two in Puerta Vallarta, the captain announced over the ships intercom system that due to the extensive repair work, we wouldn't sail to Cabo San Lucas until later that evening, maybe 5:00, instead of the planned 2:00 departure. Then, at 5:00, the captain announced that due to the unfinished repair work, we wouldn't depart until about midnight, and since it was so late, we were not going to stop at Cabo San Lucas at all!

This turned out to be a nightmare of a cruise, since we didn't sign up for a one port cruise!

Cabin Review

Balcony

Cabin BD

Cabin was ok, but very small, and the water in the sink was only hot. The ac didn't work very well, and the room wouldn't cool down very much.

Port Reviews

Puerto Vallarta

Atv rentals from the city into the jungle area of puerta vallarta. It was a blast.

Cabo San Lucas

Never made it to Cabo San Lucas...the NCL deleted this Port, as well as Mazatlan, due to ship repairs, and gave us a meager 25% refund for out inconvenience. Really sucked.

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