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Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
Capt. George
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
The Jewel was just refurbished in 2018 and is still very new looking. At 2350 capacity she is my size. The seating in the common areas was clean and comfortable. I had a ocean view with 2 persons and it was OK. Beds were new and we had enough space. Entertainment is always a mystery to me. They only play for 45 min and sometimes at really odd times. We ate mostly in the main dinning room and the ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2023
Cabin Type: Family Oceanview
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
Bullies3
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
My wife and I finally were able to complete our long awaited Panama Canal cruise which had been postponed twice due to covid. We typically cruise NCL (me - Sapphire, wife - Platinum) and love the Jewel class ships. After staying two nights in the Panama Hilton (wonderful!) on the NCL pre-cruise package we were off to meet the ship in Colon. We opted out of NCL's transportation as my wife ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2023
Cabin Type: Owner's Suite with Large Balcony
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
carol1064
10+ Cruises • Age 50s
We chose this cruise because we could do the Panama Canal in 8 days, rather than 10 or 14 days. The Jewel is a nice ship, a little dated, but the service on the ship was far better than expected. Our room was always clean. Cindy and Ronald in the Palace dining room went above and beyond to provide excellent service. The entertainment was outstanding with comedy magic and Stephanie Pope and ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2023
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
captainchopchop
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Want to sail the Norwegian Jewel? You may want to read this first.
If you wonder why the ship is cheap, there is a reason. First time sailors don't be fooled. You have better choices.
Need internet? Choose another ship as this one's complicated system robs you of minutes every time you turn it on and turn it off (many ports do have free internet, except Colon, Panama- Cartagena and Santa ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2023
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
JennKach
10+ Cruises • Age 20s
On this cruise it was me (56), my husband (60), and a group of 8 others. We met two of them on a cruise last year, and they invited us to join them and their family members on this one. This was cruise #16 for us with 8 on NCL, our first as Platinum. We originally booked OV and did some price drops and used points to upgrade to balcony deck 8.
Our cruise was the Feb 22 Jewel 10 day sailing ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2023
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Oceanview Picture Window
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
CruiseEsq
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
Thanks to everyone that wrote a review of the Norwegian Jewel because we read them all along with all the other Norwegian reviews before deciding to take this cruise. This was our first cruise since covid.
We had an absolutely fantastic time—it was an exciting, fast paced, well managed action-packed cruise that went to some exciting ports celebrating my birthday. Aruba, Bonaire, and Caraco ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
jmallen04
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
Plus
Food was normally pretty good
Staff were mostly polite and accommodating
Minus
Not stopping at Nicaragua changed the dynamic of the cruise. Too many days at sea. Also, no explanation or apology, just a note on arrival. Not acceptable
The constant announcements through the canal starting at 6am, and going all day, was a real distraction.
Entertainment was somewhere between ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Cabin Type: The Haven 2-Bedroom Family Villa with Balcony
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
Sitting here
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s
The Travelers: Early 50's empty nesters. This was our fifth cruise, third with NCL, and the second time we’ve cruised without the kids. I’ll say going in that overall I was pleased with NCL, and especially with the Jewel and her crew. It wasn’t perfect, no trip ever is, but it sure was a great vacation.
The Cruise: NCL Jewel 12-night, San Diego to Colon, Panama via the Panama Canal with port ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
disudds
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
Our cruise from San Diego through the Panama Canal was almost perfect. With only 1600 passengers aboard, the ship was full of life and still had plenty of room to avoid lines and dance the night away.
The most surprising part of the cruise was the quality of the food, which has always been good and was even better than usual on this cruise. The menu changed each day, repeating itself later in ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel
NH_Wave_Rider
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
We chose this cruise because we had not visited any of the ports of call before, and we have always wanted to see the Panama Canal.
The Issues:
We were disappointed that Nicaragua was cancelled, due to Covid Protocols. We were not told about this until we were on board. More notice should have been given to all passengers. I think NCL knew well in advance about this situation, and could ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony
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