First of all my wife and I have previously cruised 10 times now with a few different lines including RCL, Celebrity, Carnival, & Princess. We are pretty laid back and are not too picky. We choose to make our vacations very relaxing and fun.

The Jewel is a great ship, not small by any means, but also not the size of the mega ships. We were told by many people that it is one of if not their favorite ship. It is starting to show a little wear, but you would have to look closely to see it. Mainly wear on the outside areas of the ship, a little rust on the balconies, but for the most part beautiful. The interior is one of the cleanest ships we have ever been on, including the Equinox when it was brand new. The staff does a great job in keeping it looking great and the public restrooms were some of the cleanest I have seen on a ship. The only criticism I would have about the layout is that everything revolves around the Centrum and it can make for some crowded areas during the busy times before dinner. Also, many times when we wanted to get a drink and listen to some music it was hard to find, although that may have had something to do with the clientele.

We were on my time dining and the longest we had to wait for a table was about 5 minutes. We requested the same waiter and assistant waiter, because they were fantastic, and we got them every night at approximately the same time. The food was good to great with only one night where I didn't find something that jumped out at me as sounding great. The service throughout the ship was some of the best if not the best service we have ever had on a cruise. Read more