Jewel of the Seas Review

Loosing royalty

Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Jewel of the Seas
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6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Jun 2017
Cabin: Large Ocean View Stateroom
Traveled with children

Being a platinum member of RC, having sailed already for 47 nights before this cruise only on royal Caribbean, I must say:

food quality has been decreasing rapidly

state room cleaning very poor

Cabin Review

Large Ocean View Stateroom

Cabin G

Size good

Overall look, poor, needs refurbish

Bed was good

Cleaning: very poor

Port Reviews

Taormina (Messina)

Private exclusion to Messina astronomical watch, at noon ( a must see), Taormina, castelmona with Mário excursion! Top !

Mykonos

Rented two cars just outside port. All ok, go for the beaches and leave the old town to last, when heading back to ship.

Rhodes

Just Walt to the old city. It's walkable, and very nice

Santorini

Take the boat to oia and walk around. Very nice. Expect a 30 min ride back to Fira. Cable car cue lenght can take up to 30/45 min, consider going down on foot

Athens (Piraeus)

Take bus x80, day ticket 6 euro, will run every 30 min. Get out on Acrópole, go up to the Parthenon. When coming down walk nort to plaka. Go all the way untill you reach syntagma square. See the change of the gard every 30 min. Walk to the Olympic stadium, going trough the national park. On the way back you can to go the Zeus temple. Grab back the x80 to pireus. It,s a more or less 5 to 6 hour excursion on your own

Naples

Buy the ferry ticket to Capri. 50 euro round trip. Try to go on the earliest fast jetfoil ferry( 50min ride)

As soon as you get Capri, you can take a boat to round the island and finish on grota azzura. Don't advice, it's takes too long to get into the grota by boat.

On instance, as soon as you leave port turn right. Got to the bus thicket(not the funicular one) and buy a day ticket. It cost 8 euro but you can take all the rides you want. You will need at least 4 rides that cost 2 € each. If you travel more you are already gaining.

Go to anacapri.

Get out only when the driver reaches the bus depot, not when he shouts anicapri center!

Pick the othe bus asap to grotta azzura. Ensure that this is your first stop. The sooner you get there's, the sorter will be the cue. Go down, get into one of the small boats. It's 20€ per person but it worts every little penny!

Head back to anacapri.

If early in time go on the cable car to mount solano. 10€ round trip.

When back take a 30/60 min walk on the small streets. Grab your self a pizza piece, and eat as you walk around.

Head back to Main Street and get the bus to Capri.

Allow your self 30 to 60 min walk, to discover those little streets.

If short on time head down on the funicular, a 2€ ride.

For 8-10 minutes you can walk down.

If you have a few time, go around near the sea.

Head back to Napoli on the jetfoil.

Allow your self 6-7 hours to do this.

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