Seattle 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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Great experience with some minor problems

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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Profjej
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

We chose this cruise for a couple of reasons: our two oldest children, who accompanied us, had requested Alaska, and my parents wanted a return trip to Alaska for their 55th wedding anniversary. We liked the 9-day itinerary as opposed to the typical 7-day trip, and we had a couple of Norwegian deposits saved up. We flew to Seattle two nights before the cruise and enjoyed a full day of ...
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Sail Date: May 2018

Cabin Type: Family Oceanview Picture Window

Traveled with children


Beautiful Alaska

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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paiagirl
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We were on the 5/26 to 6/4/2018 Alaska cruise on the NCL JEWEL that cruised to a port we have never been to before, the Icy Strait Point, and to the Sitka port that we visited over 20 years ago. The crew were wonderful to us. Dorothy , Evelyn , Sambas and Jayson are the waitresses and waiters that we had most often at the Tsar dining room. Appreciate them very much. One day, Jayson saw me ...
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Sail Date: May 2018

Cabin Type: Oceanview Picture Window


Beautiful scenery, shaky start, marginal food

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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cylis9
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

We selected this cruise because it had some less common stops - Sitka, Victoria, and Hoonah. The stops were all amazing, and I was especially impressed with Sitka and Hoonah (Icy Point). The weather was pretty cold, not unexpected for Alaska in May, so not much time was spent on deck. The food on this trip was very disappointing. There were never available tables at the buffet and the ...
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Sail Date: May 2018

Cabin Type: Balcony


Public Safety Hazards Existing on Exercusion Tours

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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Mike Arias
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

On ( May 21 st) we traveled on Norwegian Cruise lines ( the Jewel) on an Alaska tour. The scenery of the enviroment throughout the tour was simply breathtaking. The food on the ship at the main dining room was what, we considered to be average or rather more like cafeteria style fast food, nothing to really rave about quality wise. On several ocasions the corn on the cobs were completely dried ...
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Sail Date: May 2018

Cabin Type: Inside


Worst to First

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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FUNATSEA53
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

My wife and I began our marriage 38 years ago in Alaska and decided to finally book a trip back. We took our 2 daughters, one who was born in Kodiak. All were very excited and anxious for what we hoped would be a trip filled with recollections and new images. Embarkation was a disaster taking well over 2 hours with management alluding that it was us passengers who arrived later than their ...
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Sail Date: May 2018

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Mini-Suite with Balcony

Traveled with children


Great staff and service

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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Ajikic
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

Repositioning of the ship allowed us to have a variety of stops in different countries. Itinerary was exciting with amazing vistas. The port stops in Japan were fascinating and combined with Russia as a memorable experience made us salivate at seeing the beauty of Alaska. Alaska speaks for itself from high glacial mountains to tree lined shores encircled by deep glacial waters. The ...
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Sail Date: May 2018

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


No phone, no food, some pets

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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ksucat66
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

A cruise to Alaska was on our bucket list. We celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary. Scenery was FANTASTIC. Our best excursion was a catamaran to Dawes Glacier by Allen Marine - a priceless experience. The food was sub par - at best. Buffet from purgatory. One day they served MEAT LOAF at the carving station! You can't make this up. The menu was SFDD - Same Food/Different Day. The other ...
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Sail Date: May 2018

Cabin Type: Family Oceanview Picture Window


Alaska at its best.

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Barryben
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise as it was longer than the seven night cruise that we had done before and included three extra ports. We flew into Seattle the night before from Australia. As platinum latitudes members embarking was a breeze as we went when we wanted. had priority check in and were on the ship 20 minutes after getting out of the cab, Our deck 9 Balcony cabin although a bit small, was ...
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Sail Date: September 2017

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


NCL service is awful

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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Buddy2005
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

Alaska was our dream destination. Me and my husband decided to go at the end of the season because of the value we got for 10 day Alaskan cruise plus there were 9 other people in our group and that was the only time when all of us could go together. I definitely recommend going to Alaska, at least once in a lifetime. I loved Glacier Bay National Park where we could see glaciers, hear them cracking ...
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Sail Date: September 2017

Cabin Type: Balcony


Wish I had listened to the reviews and not booked

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Norwegian Jewel

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Rklcs
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

I read a review saying "First and last" and I could not agree more. Wish I had listened. From the food that was on par with school cafeteria to the bed and pillows that make rocks seem cozy, to the staff who could care less that there were no paper towels or soap in the public washrooms. The ONLY good thing was a Client Service desk woman named Amie. She was actually concerned about the lack of ...
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Sail Date: September 2017

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Oceanview Picture Window


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