Norwegian Jade Review

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Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Jade
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jrd450
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Feb 2010

We have taken 10 cruises over the years, and 6 of them have been with NCL. We were on teh SS Norway over 20 years ago; between July 2008 and April 2009, we sailed 3 times on the Jewel. We sailed on the Jade for the most recent 2 cruises.

We took back-to-back cruises on the Norwegian Jade in February 2010, sailing from Barcelona return. The first cruise covered the Western Mediterranean in 9 days, and the second one was the Eastern Mediterranean in 12 days.

Check-in at the port in Barcelona was efficiaent and smooth. After check-in we were directed to the other terminal building to wait for embarkation. The wait was 2 hours, and NCL provided orange juice and water, and entertainment. Food was available for puechase at a restaurant in the building. We had to wait so long to embark th eship because there were several cases of norovirus on the previous cruise, and the ship and to be deep-cleaned and sanitized. If people who take cruises would follw the simple rules of frequent handwashing and use of sanitizers, plus reporting their illness sooner, then perhaps others would not have to wait so long to board the ship. When we returned to Barcelona afte our second cruise there were no cases of norovirus.

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On the Jewel, we had balcony cabins on Deck 10 for each of the 3 cruises. They were spacious enough and bright, and the balcony added the impression of another room. Two were mid-ship and that was great, the last was completely aft and it was fine.On the Jade, we had 2 interior cabins, the first on Deck 9 mid-ship and the second on deck 10 forward. The cabin on Deck 9 (9627) seemed very spacious. It was well-organized. The one on Deck 10 (10003) was the first forward interior on starboard; it seemed smaller than our previous cabin (9627) It was very cramped, and we felt every bit of the rough seas we experienced. Both were rather dark cabins, having insufficient or badly arranged lighting; however, one gets used to t=hat after a while.

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