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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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Haven upgrade was well worth it!
"I figured why not and bid on a Haven 2 bedroom villa, even though there was only 2 of us traveling.The ship did not perform the grand finale dance show, Velvet, on the last night of the cruise...."Read More
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Really BAD Food, NCL Theme is “SELL, SELL, SELL”

Review for a Pacific Coastal Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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ACFlorida
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Think about the food this way: You will enjoy it if you liked what they served in your high school cafeteria! We did not enjoy the specialty restaurants either (we did Le Bistro and the “Brazilian Steakhouse”). The main dining room was only OK on a couple of nights. The Chin-Chin restaurant was horrible. Not a shrimp to be found on this ship. Smoked salmon? An extinct species. ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


NCL San Diego to Mexican Riveria April 2023

Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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jlar64
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We took this cruise the week of April 16, 2023 and although we did have a good time, it was not because of anything NCL did. We had Priority Boarding and found the staff in San Diego to be very unhelpful. There was no process for explaining or assisting with Priority Boarding which we paid extra for. Seemed like it was simply a charge without any service. My wife asked a NCL representative how we ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Embarkation and disembarkation were awful

Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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tblair
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

I’m trying to write this while everything from this cruise is fresh in my mind (we returned yesterday). This is a review of a Norwegian Cruise Lines week-long cruise to Mexico from San Diego and is fairly lengthy. If you want to skip the details, the conclusion is that my wife and I have been contentedly cruising on Celebrity for a number of years. We will be skipping NCL in the future in favor ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony


Embarkation/Entertainment

Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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Westridge2700
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

I've gone on Carnival, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean. Norwegian has the best dining with Specialty Restaurants but other than that it's a very boring ship. Too many children running around unattended, hot tubs full of children. Comedy night was 18+ but people bought their children so the comedian talked about oral sex and masterbation as I sat there with children around. Left there and went to ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Traveled with disabled person


Highs and Lows

Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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JLGiles
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

I'll start with the highs: We enjoy the Jewel's size-not too big, not too small. The staff were all great, as usual. We enjoyed the shows. We ate mostly at specialty dining for dinner, and we liked them all, especially Cagney's. In Ensenada, we walked to the fish market and had some great fish tacos. In Cabo, we took a ship's shore excursion to the Casa Dorado Beach Resort and it was great. ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Penthouse with Balcony


Interesting experience

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

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Bucket Listed
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We arrived early into Panama City airport, and the transport started with an impromptu tour of Panama City and a pit stop for breakfast as we couldn't arrive in Colon before 11. The ride to Colon was purely functional, and we didn't view much that was photo worthy. Embarkation felt like sort of a mess in Colon, and it was a relief to finally get on the ship. My bucket list included full ...
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Sail Date: March 2023

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony


A Jewel this was not!

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

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Oaktree1957
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Cruise number 14 for us. Panama Canal passage on the list of " must do ". The price seemed very reasonable, although with Norweigan the extras add up like one of those $29 airfares that actually costs $229 when you pay for all the necessary extas. We had put in a "bid" for an upgrade that works like an auction over about a week period. Day before cruise received an email stating that our bid ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


Bucket list Panama Canal cruise.

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

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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 ...
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Sail Date: March 2023

Cabin Type: Family Oceanview


No explanation why we didn’t stop at Nicaragua, which was what we paid for.

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

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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 ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: The Haven 2-Bedroom Family Villa with Balcony


NCL Jewel: Panama Canal with Mexican Riviera & Central America

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

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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 ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


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