Norwegian Jade Review

4.0 / 5.0
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Good Cruise but not enough time at Harvest Caye

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BGLOcala
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2016
Cabin: Mid-Ship Inside

We really like NCL and the overall feel and atmosphere. Good food, decent production shows and friendly staff. The ship was very clean, and even the public restrooms were kept very clean and fully functional. Food was good and very few complaints about quality. Food quantity for evening meals was "more than enough" in portion size. Ultimate beverage package is a definite plus and eliminates the need to worry about how big the bar bill will be. Ports of call were fair...we do not do many ship orchestrated Shore Excursions, but enjoy the ports and occasionally taking tours on our own. Costa Maya is improving with addition of more stores (for those who like to shop) and a few new attractions, but still is limited on nice shore excursions and sight seeing. Coxen Hole, Roatan...take a tour or stay in the ship designated shopping areas, the local merchants are relentless and Coxen Hole is not much of a town to sight see in. Harvest Caye (the new port) is superb. Clean and new being only a month old it offers many activities (zip lines, beaches, small butterfly display, etc). The problem is the stop was less than 5 hours, hardly enough to really relax and enjoy the facility. I would like to see NCL alter their schedules or order of stops to allow the cruisers more time to take advantage of Harvest Caye. Cozumel is nice and plenty of shopping in the port area as well as many nice shore excursions (either planned by the ship or on your own). The on-board music was great, but a bit more variety in styles would be nice to offer more options.

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Mid-Ship Inside

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Clean and quiet, just the way we like it. Walking distance was close to the buffet on Deck 12 and only 3 flight down to sit-down dining.

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