We are a professional couple from Naples, Florida, USA - no kids.
We flew into Heathrow, and took the train down to Dover. We stayed at the Churchill (great location, lackluster hotel), and took a taxi to the ship.
Off to the various ports, liked them all. Weather was perfect. We particularly liked Stockholm. The only tours we took were in St Petersburg (because of the visa ...
I am 16. I pretty much organised this cruise, mum paid and brother (14) came for the ride
Embarkation at Dover was easy. The check in queue moved quickly, and there was a short wait to board, but the process was all very efficient.
During the day, the pool had quite loud music playing, whether it was live or not. The music was usually played over and over again. The pools were good, as was the ...
We are 2 professional couples in our 50's just returned from a superb cruise, our 5th together and our second with NCL. Our overriding thoughts, on reading some previous reviews, are " What do some people expect?". The staff and crew of this ship could try no harder to make your holiday perfect. We have travelled the world, expect high standards and NCL hit the mark! Embarkation: No problems, ...
Hi, I just came back from the Baltic cruise on the NCL Jewel. It was just perfect, we had a lovely time and already miss it.
Embarkation was fast were on the ship in less then 1 hour.
Days at sea were great lots of things to do if you want to or just relax as we did.
Ports were all nice, the only thing that I think should be changed is the 2 days in St' Perersburg. One day in enough ...
In three words - Book this cruise Ok in more words, We drove to Dover, 2 adults and a 16 year old and dropped the bags and family at the terminal and parked the car, an entire 40 steps away. Check in took 10 minutes. We arrived at the terminal at 11.40am and was on the ship at 12.10. perfect embarkation. We were greeted with Champagne, teen club reps for our son and the opportunity to but the ...
An absolute adventure - 6 beautiful ports, a wonderful ship, glorious weather, and, of course, great company (my boyfriend who took me on this fabulous adventure)  We agreed that it far exceeded our expectations.I had been reading other reviews on Cruise Critic prior to our cruise and was aware of the concerns or complaints of others. We had an incredibly positive experience all around from ...
The what's not to love part stared even before we got to our embarkation check in station, but more on that later.
We always travel to foreign ports (we're from the U.S.)several days early and this was no exception. Arrived in Dover 3 days before our cruise and stayed at the Ramada Dover because of decent reviews and their web site suggested it was only a 15 - 20 minute walk to town center. ...
NCL's Baltic Jewel - Could this be Paradise?
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Having read many reviews about this cruise I felt a little unsure of what to expect. However, working on the basis that it is human nature to complain rather than praise I was determined to enjoy this experience. I was not disappointed and now it is over I really find it hard to comprehend some of the adverse comments.
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Long delays at embarkation ...
Norwegian Jewel, June 15, 2009 - A Review
Cast of Characters:Â Me, my husband (both in our mid-40's) and my teenaged daughters (ages 19 & 16), traveling with a larger group of 24 family and friends, including my parents (in their mid-60's).
In this post, I will review my impressions of the Norwegian Jewel and her crew. I will post a detailed review of the ports of call soon on the ...
NORWEGIAN JEWEL BALTIC CRUISE
We just returned from a 12-night Baltic Cruise aboard Norwegian Jewel. This was our family's 9th cruise (4 on Norwegian, 3 on Royal Caribbean, and 1 each on Celebrity and Carnival). In our group we had 20 people traveling, 18 of whom "did the cruise together," and a mother and daughter who preferred to spend time alone outside the group. Of the 18 who hung ...