We selected this cruise for the itinerary, The Holy Land. The first sailing day we had stormy weather. Lots of queasy passengers, very hard to walk around and several activities cancelled or rescheduled. This is ...

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Sail Date November 2019

Gulf01

8 Reviews Written

14 Helpful Votes

Wasted back to back cruise for a great itinerary (on paper)

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

After 16 cruises with Royal Caribbean in three and a half years (Diamond Members), I can say without a doubt that this is probably our last RCL cruise. Unfortunately, I can also honestly say they probably don't care ...

Sail Date November 2019

binkismom1119

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

OMG horrible!

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

As I've travelled on Carnival, Princess, Holland America and others, this is a comparison to these lines. This was a nightmare. Twelve days and nights of misery. The cabin was supposed to be a room for 3 adults ...

Sail Date October 2019

jakob71

15 Reviews Written

71 Helpful Votes

A 9-Night Greek Isles Cruise in the end of October with nice weather

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Pre-cruise: My wife and I had reserved a room at the Hotel San Giorgio in Civitavecchia, Italy. In addition, we had also purchased the hotel's Gold Package. The package included among other things, a shuttle service ...

Sail Date October 2019

bigjohnfun817

2 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

Good but could be better

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

We choose this cruise for the Europe destinations. Rome was great to see when we first got there, a little crowded, but were told it's worse in the summer months. The cruise terminal is a long ride, but we had a ...

Sail Date October 2019

aliveinchrist

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

Another great cruise

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Cruised the Greek Islands for the first time. Loved being on the Jewel as we had sailed the Panama Canal on her in Feb. Pleased to see some of the same crew and felt like family! Food was great, as usual. Wait ...

Sail Date October 2019

Tabby10

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Boat is old and needs updating

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

We chose this cruise mainly due to the itinerary. The itinerary was great. The food was very good in the buffet and in the dining room. The boat itself is old and needs updating. ie; The frame on the mirror was ...

Sail Date October 2019

Truluv

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Bucket List Cruise to Mediterranean

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

I’m a frequent cruiser (widow-60s), most often with RCL in the Caribbean. This was a bucket-list & 1st European cruise to celebrate my retirement. I was joined by one of my kids. We spent 4 days in Rome first, ...

Sail Date October 2019

cbutera

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Greek islands honeymoon

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Review: Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas 9 day Greek islands Sailed: Oct 2019 Here’s my thoughts. Just got off the boat ! Note: I’ve cruised many times on most lines. Both as a couple and as a ...

Sail Date October 2019

TTBrad

10 Reviews Written

20 Helpful Votes

A fabulous itinerary on a great ship!

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

This was our 15th cruise on our 5th different cruise line (Celebrity, Carnival, NCL and Holland America). We’ve always liked Royal and went on this ship in February to the Caribbean and wanted to do a ...

Sail Date September 2019

Doxie Red

4 Reviews Written

16 Helpful Votes

Greek Isles Cruise

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

We chose this cruise as it was going to the islands we wanted to see. The embankment was a breeze. We were on the ship within 15 minutes of arriving. The ship was in very good shape and very clean. We had a balcony ...

Sail Date September 2019

Matheson

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S STANDARDS ARE DECLINING

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

We chose this ship because we sailed on it in 2013 and were very happy with it except for the food but that was fine. When we saw the condition the ship was in and our cabin, we just couldn't believe it. It was ...

Sail Date August 2019

myfreedom2crews

2 Reviews Written

12 Helpful Votes

Another Average Cruise with a Few Highlights

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

With high hopes we boarded another Royal Caribbean cruise (this time from Rome), and as with other RC cruises, we were left wanting for more and better - although there were a few bright spots that deserve mention. ...

Sail Date September 2019

Ine

3 Reviews Written

8 Helpful Votes

Nice cruise with the family

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Western Mediterranean

Celebrating our 50th anniversary we cruised Jewel with a mix of people in their 70s, 40s and grandsons 10 and 15 years old. We liked the itinary and also the size of the ship. We donot like those big mega ships. ...

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Sail Date August 2019

Chris

25 Reviews Written

8 Helpful Votes

Jewel needs some polish

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

About us- cruise is our choice when traveling. Love to be on the sea and visit different destinations daily! We have been on 20+cruises. We like aft balconies, good food and wine. We do not really frequent ...

Sail Date August 2019

Esronnie01

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Too much Italiano

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Western Mediterranean

The itinerary was something we wanted to do, we did an B2B2B, starting on juli 2019. Our pick for cabin was an aft balcony, nr. 9658. We enjoyed that having an aft balcony was so quiet, we send several hours ...

Sail Date August 2019

tanesiaghadban

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Jewel of the seas 2019

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Went on a family vacation August 2019 on jewel of the seas with Royal Caribbean. Spent 3 days in Rome, Italy before the cruise and to be honest that was my favourite part of our holiday. I would rate overall ...

Sail Date August 2019

californiagirl

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

First Time On Royal Caribbean

Oasis of the Seas

Europe - Western Mediterranean

Oasis of the Seas We have been cruising since 1998. We usually cruise on Princess but have also been on Celebrity and Disney. This was our first time on RCCL. We did not choose anything about the cruise, ...

Sail Date August 2019

JanT62

3 Reviews Written

5 Helpful Votes

Royal Caribbean - Not impressed

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Western Mediterranean

The Jewel of the Seas, although old was impressively maintained. Our cabin, 1102 had original fittings with the added new style flat screen TV. Slightly concerned being at the back of the ship we may experience soot ...

Sail Date August 2019

morgancita

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Met our London doppelgängers on our Greek Isles cruise

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

We chose this cruise because the dates fell on the week of my birthday AND it left out of the port of Civitavecchia. We LOVE Rome so we had an excuse to visit again. We flew in the night before the cruise so that we ...

Sail Date July 2019

Jojo Power

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

Probably the worst cruise ship I have ever sailed on

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

I wanted to go to the Greek Islands, specifically Santorini and Rhodes, I did a 18 day cruise on RC Radiance of the Seas the year before and although it was old, the food and entertainment were good. On Jewel of the ...

Sail Date May 2019

Ejner

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Tired and unengaged crew.

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Western Mediterranean

I have cruised with RCCL before and convinced my boyfriend to try out cruising after my fantastic experience on Adventure of the seas last may. We were more keen on picking a good itinerary than ship, so we went ...

Sail Date July 2019

cpaman

2 Reviews Written

3 Helpful Votes

Average Cruise, Food and Ship Management Mediocre

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Western Mediterranean

Diamond Member creature of habit. It seems that Royal Caribbean management is just going through the motion. The exceptional service that I have received through the years seems to be a thing of the past. I ...

Sail Date June 2019

hill3101

3 Reviews Written

11 Helpful Votes

Say "Yes" to Greece, But "No" to Jewel of the Seas

Jewel of the Seas

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Port calls to Santorini, Mykonos, Athens, and Katakolon await you! Travelers will discover each island differs in its beauty, shopping, food, and activities. Recommend to reserve on board excursions especially in ...

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Sail Date July 2019

Del60

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

Good time

Jewel of the Seas

Caribbean - Western

My wife and myself have just completed our second cruise with Royal Caribbean, This time on one of the smaller ships, it had good and bad points, The ship was very well run from the moment we arrived at Rome ...

Sail Date June 2019