Norwegian Jewel Review

Norwegian? Nope. Never again.

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
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wendiness
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: May 2010

A friend and I took the Norwegian Cruise Line's Jewel to the Bahamas May 1, 2010. Now, maybe I'm jaded since I've already experienced Princess and Royal Caribbean. Or perhaps over the years things like service, tradition and "the cruise experience" has come to mean something different. Or maybe it's just that your first cruise is remembered as more glorious than it actually was.

Whatever the reason, I will not cruise on Norwegian again.

There were two major issues. One was their "Freestyle Cruising". Now this may be all well and good for some. Possibly those who have never experienced the old-fashioned cruise ships won't mind it because they've nothing to compare it to. But for me it brought that aspect of cruising down to nothing more than going to the local restaurant. There was virtually nothing about freestyle dining that reminded you that you were at sea, on a cruise or somewhere special.

Cabin Review

Ocean view stateroom. As expected. Plenty of storage space, drawers, etc., however, unlike other cruises they didn't collect our luggage so that took up some of the lovely storage space.

Shower was roomier than I expected. Beds were wonderfully comfortable.

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