Norwegian Jewel Review

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Review for the Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
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kcfoxy
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Apr 2014

This is my 6th cruise and 4th with NCL. We have sailed the beautiful Jewel-class Jewel before, and like the mid-sized ships with about 2,200 pax.

Embarkation was easy, the lines moving smoothly beginning about 11 a.m. with eager vacationers allowed to board at noon. We need wheelchair assistance, and have found it is better to wait until closer to noon, when attendants and WCs are released to pick up guests. There was a special, shorter line for those using canes, walkers and rollators, which proved a big help.

Our first lunch was in Tsar's main dining room, rather than braving the super busy Garden Cafe buffet on deck 12. Daniela proved the excellent service NCL is known for, and we noted a new luncheon menu in the past couple of months. Scallops, Caesar Salad and cheeseburgers proved tasty and filling as we waited for the announcement that cabins were now ready for us.

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Excellent location, very close to aft elevators and stairs and nearby restaurants and activites.Due to placement of the tenders, you have good side to side vision and at least 60% top to bottom sight lines; sitting on our beds, we saw just sea and sky or land and sky rather than tender or riggings. Our accessible cabin is perfect for wheelchair or scooter, especially if you set up you beds in an L formation against the outer and side walls.

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