Norwegian Jade Review

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Panama Canal

Review for the Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jade
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Jmortin
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Mar 2019
Cabin: Balcony

The comedian was funny as was the ventriloquist, the singers and dancers were good, the singer from Vegas (Alyssa Harris) was great, the acrobat duo were fantastic. We thought the shows were the best that we have seen and we have been on 7 cruises across 4 lines. Main dining room food was the least appealing of all of our cruises. Crepe and omelette stations in buffet were nice. They know how to make real cheesecake! We tried many flavors. My husband liked the ice cream and the milk stations close together. :) We enjoyed the free pub, O'Sheehan's. We appreciated the many ports included on this cruise. We usually do our own excursions but went entirely with the cruise line on this one due to security concerns. They were expensive, but with the $50 per port excursion perk, they were manageable. It was a lot of time on buses and other transport, but the guides were good and the trips well managed. We were warehoused for a couple of hours before embarking, something that we usually avoid by arriving a bit later. They offered enrichment activities like painting and origami, but they didn't interest us. We exercise daily and found the track to be small but ok and the fitness room to be ok. Staff were pleasant across the board, especially the excursions desk which allowed us to make a couple of changes at the last minute. Overall price was quite high for a vacation for us as budget conscious travelers. We enjoyed our vacation and would book with Norwegian again.

Cabin Review

Balcony

Cabin BD

We had a "priva-sea" balcony. It was fine. The room was a bit small, but OK. Storage spaces not as big as on other cruises. Shower large and nice. Toilet "room" tiny and kind of uncomfortable. Nice bed, but sheets not changed as often as we would have liked.

Port Reviews

Cartagena (Colombia)

Good guide, left a Tshirt and hat on bus and were not able to recover it.

Colon (Cristobal)

Long, hot, boring, old ferry listing to the side, but we got to see the locks which is why we went. Lunch ok and lots of off brand beverages included.

Harvest Caye

Snorkeling was nice, but bring a UV shirt. They ask you to minimize sunscreen use for the fishes, but we got burnt!

Costa Maya

It was a good excursion. Should have ordered a date on leather as we were there on our anniversary, but didn't and now wish we had. :(

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