We sailed on the Jewel on February 22 and would give the cruise a B+. It was our sixth cruise and fourth on NCL, and there were four of us including our 24 y.o. son and 11 y.o. daughter. We stayed the night before the cruise at the Epic in Miami, which is a beautiful hotel and a cheap cab ride to the Port of Miami.

Here is my report card for this cruise:

Cabin: B+. We had a 9th deck balcony. The cabin was adequate for two people but I missed our mini-suite from last year's cruise on the Dawn. The toilet compartment is very small. Almost no noise came in from the hall and the bed was the most comfortable we have ever had on a cruise. The layout of the cabin was good and there was enough storage for the mountain of stuff we haul on every cruise. Read more