ccjb Posted February 27, 2005 #1 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Hi everyone! Just returned today from 6 night western carribbean sailing on Jewel of the Seas. We had a really great time and if i could answer any questions, please ask. We had 3 cabins( 2 balcony and 1 triple inside ) on deck 9 for our group of 7 which included 3 teenagers, 2 twenty somethings and us 40 somethings! The Jewel is a beautiful ship with a wonderful staff. The food and entertainment were excellent. Missing it already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimiCLAS Posted February 27, 2005 #2 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Please just tell me everything :) Where were your cabins & what type? What did you do on shore? How old were your teenagers (our DS's will be 15 & 20 when we cruise). Did they enjoy it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erie Dave Posted February 27, 2005 #3 Share Posted February 27, 2005 We did the 6 night in November. The Jewel was an awesome ship, and the service was terrific. Did you meet a bartender named Jamie in the scooner bar or the safari lounge? He was the best, knew our names and preferences right away, made us feel at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccjb Posted February 27, 2005 Author #4 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Our cabins were D1's 9626 and 9636. Our younger 16 yr old daughter and 2 friends had the inside cabin 9619 just down the hall from us. On Cozumel, we did the Playa Mia beach break which everyone enjoyed. Very clean and well run. We rented jet skis, the kids swam, climbed the iceberg, used the water trampoline,etc. A great day all around. On Grand Cayman, we went on the Cockatoo catamaran excursion to swim with the sting rays and it was awesome! The crew was wonderful-they made us all feel very comfortable in the water so we could all experience the stingrays. Probably the most memorable excursion we have ever done. Key West and Costa Maya we just walked off the ship, shopped and took in the sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccjb Posted February 27, 2005 Author #5 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Erie Dave- Our favorite bar was the Schooner Bar! The two bartenders there made the best cocktails on board but I don't remember their names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squarepants Posted February 27, 2005 #6 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Say hello to Jolly Joseph from table 505! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzintribe Posted February 27, 2005 #7 Share Posted February 27, 2005 We are leaving on the Jewel on March 6th. I am anxious to know about the water temperature. How was it when you went on the stringray excursion? Was it warm enough to forego a wetsuit? I get cold easily and want to be able to enjoy the experience without shivering! Thanks for sharing your experiences! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdowneymd Posted February 27, 2005 #8 Share Posted February 27, 2005 We were also on this cruise and agree that it was a great vacation. There were a number of children on board, (about 500) and from what I saw were certainly as well behaved as the adults. The ports were enjoyable and offered great choices for doing nothing or action packed adventure. We especially enjoyed seeing Costa Maya, realizing that the open and undeveloped area around it will certainly quickly change and appreciated the chane to see it before development sets in. The water is magnificant there. We found the food to be good in the dining room, never awful but not really great but we certainly all ate all of our dinners each evemning without comlpaint. Our last night we ate in Portofino's and the food was excellent. My only complaint/disappointment was the quality of our waiters in the dining room was not up to our previous experiences and it made each dinner somewhat disjointed and lacked an easy flow to the meal. We were on a 12 day Brilliance cruise in 2003 and the difference was quite notable but it certainly was not sufficient to make us not enjoy our week. My husband and son both wore tuxes both formal nights but I would say that at most only 25% of other men did. Most wore suits or sportscoats and I really didn't notice anyone inappropriately dressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanafan Posted February 28, 2005 #9 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Erie Dave- Our favorite bar was the Schooner Bar! The two bartenders there made the best cocktails on board but I don't remember their names. One of the bartenders in the Schooners name was Rad. We called him Darko because he liked Darko Milicic of the Detroit Pistons. We had a great time in the Schooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanSoul 05 Posted February 28, 2005 #10 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Luiz at Schooner's was the best! He made the best cosmo on board by far. He even gave us a free round on our last night :) Our dining room staff were excellent - Elvis and Michelle (assistant). We also had the most animated Head Waiter I've ever had though his name escapes me right now. They made a great team. They are onboard until May I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abykatz Posted February 28, 2005 #11 Share Posted February 28, 2005 We are just back from Rhapsody of the Seas, and saw Jewel in Grand Cayman - what a beautiful ship. We hope to sail on her someday (maybe she will come to Galveston - well at least we Texans can hope). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number1cruise Posted March 1, 2005 #12 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Hey , we were on the catamaran with you! It was the best! I just watched the dvd yesterday and smiled the whole time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egrtocruz Posted March 1, 2005 #13 Share Posted March 1, 2005 It's nice to see all of these good reviews about the Jewel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccjb Posted March 1, 2005 Author #14 Share Posted March 1, 2005 In response to the water temperature in Grand Cayman: it was very warm and comfortable and I also get cold easily. I can't imagine the need for a wet suit even on a cloudy day. I hope you enjoy the trip as much as we did. Another post mentioned some disappointment with their dining room waiters on our same cuise: our wait staff was excellent and very accommodating. We also found the food to be much better than on our previous cruises. I wish we were still onboard- it's snowing pretty heavily outside as I type! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc-snoopy Posted March 1, 2005 #15 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Well, we were in GC on 2/10 on the JOS Western Caribbean sailing. We took the Stingray City Swim and Snorkel tour through RCI. The water was a little on the cool side which didn't bother me (I grew up swimming in Pittsburgh and the water was positively warm to me). But DW who is prone to being cold was chilly the whole time. She was shivering for most of the excursion, but she enjoyed herself. We will probably get her a wet-suit top or a swim top (LL Bean has one that we will probably look at for her) that we can bring. So, YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzintribe Posted March 2, 2005 #16 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Thanks for the info about water temp. I will probably bring a wet suit top, at least, so that I'm sure to be warm enough. Only 5 more days until we leave. It will be great to be out of the snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanner10 Posted March 2, 2005 #17 Share Posted March 2, 2005 On our MOS sailing January 16, 2005 we followed a cold front through our western itinerary. In Grand Cayman the air/wind was cool, but, the water was wonderful on our Stingray excursion. I tend to get very cold quite easily around my upper arms and shoulders, but, as long as I kept them below water I was quite comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbump1999 Posted March 2, 2005 #18 Share Posted March 2, 2005 We also returned from being on the Jewel of the Seas sailing 2/20/05 and it was a very enjoyable trip. We ended up hanging in the Pit Stop which is the Sports bar. Mariano was our bartender and he was wonderful. I traveled with 2 other woman and I had the best time in my life. Many laughs! There were no complaints about the food but there were alot of children under 18 as well as just 18 year olds. We were told there were 450 children under 18. They did not bother us at all. We did the horseback riding in Costa Maya through http://www.costamayacruiseexcusions.com which was a great time and we also had booked the beach party there but decided not to go since it was very small beach, very crowded, and it did not seem to have too many lounge chairs. The actual island seemed to need a beach cleanup day. We used Nativeway for the sting ray excursion in grand Cayman and it was great. We were on a boat with another family and that was all. We went to Nachi Cocum in Cozumel and that was a great day. I brought my raft and ended up in the swimming pool with a book and a cocktail. In key West we did our own Bar Crawl and enjoyed ourselves immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolpopp Posted March 7, 2005 #19 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Leaving on 3/20, can't wait!! We are in 8580 balcony just ahead of the hump, I have booked Capt MArvin in Grand Caymen to do the string ray/ snorkel adventure and we will probaly do Paradize Beach in Cozumel, any other must do excursions?? How was the shopping?? I heard sterling silver is a great buy there, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawlaw Posted March 7, 2005 #20 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Coolpopp - We'll be there on 3/20, too. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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