Susie51

Thank you for your help.

I haven't heard of them on RCCL, but I've gone to several on NCL.

Thank you for your review including the port activities. We leave Sunday for our S. Carib. cruise.

Fun maneuvers:

 

Thank you for the chart. The squiggly marks are interesting.

Bon Voyage

Bon Voyage!

Thank you for sharing the links. We might try this sometime.

I have heard terrible AOS boarding stories about the terminal in San Juan. Does Jewel use the same terminal? Is the boarding process less chaotic because JOS is smaller than AOS?

Thanks for your help.

TKCOhio, thanks for sharing your pics with us.

Thank you for the great pics of Barbados. We'll be there a week from today.

Our cruise aboard Jewel out of San Juan was one of the easiest embarkation days we've ever had! We are plantinum and had a separate line, you will too sine you're in a GS! No waiting, it was awesome!

We sail away on Sunday, Jan. 10. I am also platinum. I hope our boarding will be easy also.

What should I expect to see on the walking tour of the Historical district?

How close to the cruise ship dock?

Thanks for your help

I took think their site give an accurate look of the beach.

 

Here are some additional photos.

 

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrSbDaEz1pWqL0AmjxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEydmluZGpyBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjExNzhfMQRzZWMDc2M-?p=Boatyard+Beach+Barbados&fr=yfp-t-901

 

Keith

Great pics. Thanks for sharing. I'll be there in 9 days.

The Boatyard sounds great. Thank you for the info.

Sounds like something we might like to do.

Thank you for the many suggestions. We'll be there in 9 days.

We sail away in one week from SJ. Thanks for the info.

Canada/New England cruise while school is in session is an option. I have done this itinerary on 3 different cruise lines and each time there were less than 10 kids.

Currently:

• I was highly unimpressed with Portofino's. All of my Giovanni's experiences on various ships were much much better than Portifino's (twice). Chops was fantastic! Giovanni's is being placed on Jewel on her refurb.
  
• There was very very little space in the Centrum with the XMas tree, the curved stairs coming down from deck 5, and the old bar. The "new" Jewel will have the RBar, the stairs probably removed, and a much better space for events. I really like the RBar concept on both Vision & Radiance Class ships.
  
• Seaview Café will be gone. I was again unimpressed. It was extremely empty (and I mean absolutely zero people) every night I walked by. It is being replaced with Izumi's Asian, a great restaurant if you haven't tried it yet.
  
• Jewel will get new a new Concierge and Diamond Lounge.
  
• You will see the library and some other public spaces change as well if you compare the current Jewel pictures to Serenade for example... didn't affect me, the 1st 4 changes I mentioned above are prob the biggest visually. Did I miss any??
  

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Thank you for the review. I sail on Jewel in 8 days.

Your great attitude about the AC is impressive.

8 can hardly wait! Started packing.

How far is Frederiksted from the pier? We will be in St. Croix on Jan. 16 on Jewel of the Seas?

Thank you for your help.

Thank you for the info. After reading your suggestions, We are planning to do the island tour.

Thanks for info about Sugar beach. We sail away in 9 days.

We plan on wearing formal dresses on 2 nights, nice dresses on 2 nights and dressy pants with embellishments on 2 nights.

Casual on the first night.