Norwegian Jewel Cruise Reviews for Senior to the Bahamas

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Nice common areas on deck - appreciated the stage area in a central spot that was consistent with music and entertainment throughout sea days and in the afternoons as cruisers were returning to the ship.
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Sea day.....be warned the idiotic chair hogs are allowed to reserve from 7am.
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Not to be missed show with finale
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Horrible Service, Great Destinations

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CubanCruise14
6-10 Cruises • Age 30s

This was my 8th cruise, my 5th with NCL-- every time on NCL has been great, if not consistent with the other-- until this time. I want to specify that my getting sick three days into the cruise (along with about half of the other passengers) did not affect my judgment or use of services at all. First, the good: The ship looked and felt very new and appeared to be maintained well. The free ...
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Sail Date: November 2012


Worst vacation ever.

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tredsaw12
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

First of all, I'm a cigar smoker, and it states on their site, "you can smoke in the Cigar Bar or designated smoking lounge". Well, there is no smoking lounge and the Cigar Bar has been moved outside so if it's cold and/or windy, there's literally no place on the ship to enjoy a cigar in comfort. Next, my 3 year old son played with the kids in the Kids Clubhouse on-board day care for 2 days and ...
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Sail Date: March 2012

Cabin Type: Inside

Traveled with children


Norwegian Jewel DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY

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TheBostonlady
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

This was our first cruise and for my 50th birthday. Being a due diligence type of person I researched, called NCL and did everything I could do before hand to insure a great time. What I found is that NCL was dishonest on a quite a few things. I had read a few different stories on the pre authorization, credit hostage if you will when you board the ship. When I called NCL they said they only ...
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Sail Date: January 2012

Cabin Type: Balcony


Disappointed in the customer service

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Torontorob12
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

This was my 11th cruise and though I was hesitant at first, I decided to just jump in and book a seven day cruise from New York City down to Port Canaveral, Great Stirrup Cay then Nassau, Bahamas. To make it easy for those doing research, I will title each section: Booking-- I booked directly on the MCL website and a few days later I thought that I would go back into my profile and buy an ...
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Sail Date: January 2012

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony


NCL,,, not again!!!

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njra2000
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

We took this Dec 10th cruise. Overall it's not bad if you have no/low expectation. Consider taking this cruise if you plan to just kick back and relax. They do have children activity areas (price included in cruise price, except for port days) where you could leave your kids and have some private time with your partners. Do not listen to the morons here who are suggesting leaving your kids at ...
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Sail Date: December 2011

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Mini-Suite with Balcony

Traveled with children


NEVER AGAIN!!!!!

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love2cruise19
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

As someone who has been on 12 Cruises (Carnival, Princess and Royal Caribbean) I can attest that NCL is the worst cruise experience. If you rode the Staten Island Ferry you would get a smoother ride, better food, and better service. My family and I just came off a 7 day cruise aboard the NCL Jewel. We were apprehensive to try the freestyle cruising because we traditional enjoy the same servers ...
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Sail Date: November 2011

Cabin Type: Obstructed Oceanview

Traveled with children


NCL Jewel disappointment

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DagHenning
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

We had great expectations of this cruise vacation before leaving - becaus of all the suite perks that we should have. Compared to the other cruises we have taken with regular cabins it should be great. The check in in New York was slow - very slow. We arrived at 12PM and our agent used almost 45 minutes to check us in. She should not have been working at the suite check in. We were directed to ...
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Sail Date: October 2011

Cabin Type: Balcony

Traveled with children


Disappointed

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NatNic27
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

OK, so I tried to book a Disney Cruise, but it was sold out for the entire summer. The character interactions were rushed (what, do these folks have somewhere else to be?) The Nickelodeon staff seemed to want to be in some other place and not really in tune with who their audience was. I know that I am 'spoiled' by living in Orlando and experiencing the Disney 'pixiedust', but the experience with ...
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Sail Date: July 2011

Cabin Type: Penthouse with Large Balcony

Traveled with children


NCL Jewel July 2nd

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bubbejan
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Perhaps it was because it was July 4th week but that still is no excuse for the overcrowding, inefficient staff, poor quality of food and the general feeling of "cattle herding" during this cruise. Having cruised a dozen times in the past, twice with NCL many years ago on the grand Norway, I was appalled at the service and amenities on this ship. We chose this cruise because we were a large ...
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Sail Date: July 2011

Cabin Type: Obstructed Oceanview

Traveled with children


Very disappointed

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5093rose
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

I just came back from a cruise on the Norwegian Jewel and I want my money and TIME back! Yes, it's true, I hadn't gone on a cruise in years, but this experience wasn't up to par to my past cruises. There were so many things wrong with this cruise that I don't even know where to begin. Let's start with the food: it was simply ATROCIOUS!!! Yes, there was lots of it, but it felt like eating at ...
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Sail Date: July 2011

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony


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