Jewel of the Seas: ALMOST 5 star, BUT...

[mtchg]

..It's difficult to give it a full 5 for only one reason:

 

During my Nov 1 Repo cruise (incredible in every other way)...the Jewel had

a problem that I experienced on the Splendour; but not on the Rhapsody:

 

an incessant URINE smell in many of the public men's bathrooms. This was

not because of a lack of maintenance; they were usually sparkling and

wiped down, but near the urinals; no matter how clean, that terrible pungent

odor imminated. Apparently a plumbing type problem, but it really should

be addressed. On a ship this new and so upscale in design I was suprised

to encounter this.

 

Any one else notice this? This is why I give the otherwise

awesome Jewel of the Seas a 4 1/2 out of 5. Really a great ship..and a

fuller review is coming.

 

 

Mitch

[jlx2]

I can't wait to hear the rest of your review. We've only been on Voyager class ships and we have the Jewel booked for our next vacation. Since I'm a girl at least I won't have to smell the stinky men's room! That smell would really gross me out :)

[lanabanana]

Mitch...Brent says he noticed the same thing! He never mentioned it until I just asked him. Yuk! Did you include it on your comment card?

[CRUSINGFAMILY]

Hey guys its Brian

I too noticed the smell, but I believe it comes from the use of salt water in the waste system. Its not pleasant but I have noticed it on every ship I have ever sailed on.

 

I was also on this cruise with these folks

 

Brian J:cool:

[Merion_Mom]

On another thread, a poster mentioned overhearing a crew member muttering about all of the things that passengers flush down the toilets, even though EVERY SINGLE TOILET LID has a notice on it or behind it stating that you are to put NOTHING in there (except your bodily waste and TP :D)

 

(if you have read the actual post, this is NOT how the crew member phrased things :D :D)

 

I think that NO plumbing system can keep up this kind of usage and remain clean when passengers insist on mucking it up.

 

JMO............YMMV.

[weary traveler]

Gees Mitch, I thot it was all the corona beer we were drinking.. :rolleyes:

 

Your Pal

Weary

[mtchg]

..I never thought of the Corona angle..hmmmmmmmmm.

 

Alanna; I am ashamed to say, I did NOT hand in the comment card; was

very rushed and didn't take time. My bad. I will say that RCI might take a

cue from Carnival. To ensure a high return rate of comment cards, the last

morning of the cruise the CCL CD draws a card and that person wins 100 dollars.

 

..back to the foul smell issue. I don't accept that "all ships have that problem". I have cruised 15 times, 14 different ships and only the Splendour and JOS had it, at least while I was on them. The Splendour, I just assumed

it was from an aging pipe system (the last morning, many of the public toilets

overflowed; it was not pretty); but on an 18 month old ship of such advanced

design?

 

I don't mean to belabor the point. I would sail JOS again, even if I knew it

still had the problem; the myriad merits of this wonderful vessel make this a

minor issue, though a suprising one.

 

Mitch

[Leafpeeper]

Every Ladies Room was very clean with no odors--except off the Schooner Bar. I would have preferred the Schooner Bar located at either the rear or forward of the ship to avoid all the smoke everytime I had to walk thru to to go Portofinos, Chops or the Safari Lounge for Kareoke or Quest..

I can't wait to hear the rest of your review. We've only been on Voyager class ships and we have the Jewel booked for our next vacation. Since I'm a girl at least I won't have to smell the stinky men's room! That smell would really gross me out :)

[tinsel57]

..I never thought of the Corona angle..hmmmmmmmmm.

 

Alanna; I am ashamed to say, I did NOT hand in the comment card; was

very rushed and didn't take time. My bad. I will say that RCI might take a

cue from Carnival. To ensure a high return rate of comment cards, the last

morning of the cruise the CCL CD draws a card and that person wins 100 dollars.

 

 

Mitch

 

It's not too late!!!

 

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[mtchg]

..once more

 

M