Bahamas Norwegian Jewel Bahamas Cruise Reviews

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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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Mislead, Misunderstood, Meaningless, and MAD

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hotgrl4u17
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

I spent many years (10+) saving for what I thought would be a dream vacation for me and my 15 year old son for a 7 day trip to the Bahamas. While booking I upgraded to a Balcony room and was advised that I would be in a smoke free enviroment, my dream was to have morning coffee at sunset on the balcony......huh what a joke as both my stateroom neighbors were extremem smokers, and I have severe ...
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Sail Date: December 2012

Cabin Type: Balcony

Traveled with children


Horrible Guest Services, dining and room service experiences

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avid-cruiser
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

I was on the norwegian jewel this month & encountered the rudest reception from guest svcs, tsar dining room servers & room svc personnel. On numerous occasions the room service personell didn't even pick up the phone despite several attempts. They took 45 minutes even to deliver a pitcher of water. There was constant noise in the staterooms due to electrical issues with the air ...
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Sail Date: October 2012

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Inside

Traveled with children


Smokers heaven

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Justlimin
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

We took a cab from the Newark Airport Hotel, down to the Manhattan Terminal at a cost of 123dollars including tolls and tip , the journey took around 50 minutes. For most of the journey I was on the phone to N.C.L trying to establish which pier was being used by Jewel as it was not on the paperwork they had sent. It took N.c.l 42 minutes to answer the call !!! On arrival at noon, it was very ...
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Sail Date: October 2012

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Mini-Suite with Balcony


Served RAW chicken

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P191919
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

From the beginning, I was not impressed. The embarkation was smooth but it all went downhill from there. Hoping to get a different experience since we have always cruised with Royal in the past we decided to try Norwegian. The staterooms are passable, a little smaller than royals but it's ok. The food was not that great, the same food over and over again at the buffet breakfasts and lunches ...
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Sail Date: January 2012

Cabin Type: Inside


Not impressed, wanted to like it, but...

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Teamur
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

After being on the NCL Jewel cruise, I concur with others who criticized its food. Choices in main restaurants were limited and meals were far from being tasty. The buffet choices were not that great either, same choices day after day. Our cabin was very noisy. Noise from kids club located above this cabin was unbearable. At many times I was chased out from the cabin by noise from kids running and ...
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Sail Date: December 2011

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony


FIRE THE C.E.O of NCL

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lou-ga
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

FIRE THE C.E.O., KEVIN SHEEHAN I wish we had looked at CruiseCritic.com before we took the NCL Jewel. If we had, we would have not gone. The buck has to stop somewhere. Fire Kevin Sheehan. When he was on Undercover Boss, he professed to investigate NCL problems so he could provide his passengers with an unforgettable cruise. It was unforgettable to be sure. It was awful. Seeing this show ...
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Sail Date: October 2011

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony


Never again on NCL

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Wish I Could
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We were part of a large party, all of whom had cruised previously on other lines. We chose the Norwegian Jewel because of its Nickelodeon theme, expecting that a ship with such a program would be very kid-friendly. Embarkation should have been easy - we had pre-registered, had all of our documents, and arrived at the recommended time. We found a very long, slow-moving line and when, after more ...
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Sail Date: July 2011

Cabin Type: Balcony

Traveled with children


HUGE disappointment - never again on NCL

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tamtam2000
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

From the time we boarded to the time we departed, my vacation experience was characterized by waiting on lines with inconsiderate fellow passengers and inept staff. Here's a very telling observation I made on our second day at sea: I commented to my husband at 10:00am that every machine in the gym was occupied, every table in the Garden Cafe was occupied, and every lounge chair by the pool was ...
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Sail Date: July 2011

Cabin Type: Obstructed Oceanview

Traveled with children


NOISY & Overcrowded

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Gala9505
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

On day 1 we complained to the front desk about the noise issues. We immediately went to the front desk and requested a cabin change. We were told the ship was full. Frankly, I find this hard to believe. The first noise issue was the incredible noise coming from the Garden Cafe primarily from food carts rolling across the floor. It sounded as if we were below a bowling alley. This rolling noise ...
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Sail Date: June 2011

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony


Will never sail with norwegian again!

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1357never
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

I would never sail with Norwegian again! Where do I begin. We were traveling with a group of 15 people. We all seemed to have problem First: dinning service=Awful! Waited forever for drinks and for food. If you wanted something you had to ask numerous times and sometimes you would never get it. Dinner's would take almost 2 hours. We had 2 tables of 8 and one table was done with there food ...
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Sail Date: May 2011

Cabin Type: Inside


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