New Orleans Norwegian Jewel Cruise Reviews

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Nice common areas on deck - appreciated the stage area in a central spot that was consistent with music and entertainment throughout sea days and in the afternoons as cruisers were returning to the ship.
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Sea day.....be warned the idiotic chair hogs are allowed to reserve from 7am.
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Not to be missed show with finale
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Shake, Rattle and Throw (up)

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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cruizinma
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

The ship rocked and shook continuously. If the constant rocking and chugging does not make you sick, then the constant singing in the inferior buffet dining about "washy, washy, washy" will make most definitely nauseate you. This was my 10th cruise; second on NCL. The first time was 20 years ago on a different ship which at the time was probably new and simply re-christened as the Jewel. We had ...
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Sail Date: November 2014

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony

Traveled with children


NOISE, NOISE, NOISE!!!!

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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jillh1
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

This was our first cruise and nothing like expected. It was all so noisy with Americans hootin' and hollerin' from morning to night. When the compere says "who's going to beach tomorrow?" is it really necessary for the deafening OOO OOO's. The pool disco was trying to make itself heard in England, we sat on a deck above but still couldn't make ourselves heard. The shows at night were full of self ...
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Sail Date: April 2014


Better then January cruise... but not great...

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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ivy andev12212010
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

My Mother & I took this identical cruise in January of this year and were very disappointed. So when the opportunity presented itself to take it again (with my husband) decided to try again. For the most part I was pleased. The staff was way friendlier then in January. We purchased the Ultimate Dining Package again and were not disappointed. We ate in Cagney's, Teppanyaki (2), Le Bistro (2) & La ...
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Sail Date: April 2014


Slightly disappointed.....

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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TinainGA
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

We were first time cruisers and we decided to choose NCL. We cruised to the Western Caribbean. Our ports were: - Cozumel, Mexico - Roatan, Honduras - Belize - Costa Maya, Mexico Embarkation was fairly easy although the wait time was over 30 minutes. Once on the ship, it was easy to navigate to our floor/cabin. Our room was an inside cabin and it was small but clean. We never had any issues ...
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Sail Date: April 2014


Very relaxing leisurely cruise with many sea days

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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Misty5757
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We took this Panama Canal repositioning cruise from New Orleans to San Francisco. It was very relaxing and we loved the ports we stopped at. There were only 4 ports on this 15 day cruise--1 day was the Panama Canal. NCL is not a high class cruise line--the cruise itself was very casual--only one "formal" night as far as I could tell and that was barely advertised. The food on NCL is at the ...
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Sail Date: April 2014


Cruising on the Norwegian Jewel

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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YuKnowJack
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We recently went on a cruise on the Norwegian Jewel. We emarked at new Orleans, Went to Cartagena Columbia, Huatulco mexico, Puerto Vallarta Mexico, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. And disembarked in San Diego California. The cruise staff were wonderful. They did everything to accommodate your needs. No is not in their vocabulary unless it's impossible. The rooms were spacious. I thought the bathroom was ...
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Sail Date: April 2014


PanCan, Emphasis on Disabled Travel

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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marelind
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

We are a early 60's couple who booked the Panama Canal cruise for the third time. This time my mother, who just turned 90, came with us, wanting to see the new locks on the Canal. We love this itinerary because the 13 days is more relaxing than the usual 7-day cruises, it is a warm weather cruise and there are an almost equal number of port and sea days. This was our 10th Norwegian cruise; we have ...
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Sail Date: April 2014

Traveled with disabled person


Lifetime Memories With Panama Canal Centennial Transit & Repositioning

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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kcfoxy
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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 ...
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Sail Date: April 2014

Traveled with disabled person


Nice crew, poor ship

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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cnlindgren
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

My wife and I looked forward to cruising the Panama Canal. We chose the NCL Jewel because my wife had never been to New Orleans and we figured we could kill two birds by sailing from there. We also wanted to try Freestyle Cruising since our previous cruises had on the more traditional RCCL line ships. Although the food in the premium restaurants we tried was very good, the main restaurants and ...
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Sail Date: April 2014


NCL Jewel

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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Checkmate1955
10+ Cruises • Age 2020s

This was out 6th cruise with NCL... We enjoyed the cruise and like cruising with NCL but had two bad experiences this time that will keep us from cruising with NCL until we have cruised with RCL a couple of times... Overall we have been on 11 cruises and the main reason we have cruised with NCL and Carnival is that we can drive to New Orleans in 5 hours.... Overall the cruise was good but our ...
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Sail Date: April 2014


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