Rogueperson's **LIVE** Jewel of the Seas 9/14/2023 - 9/28/2023.

[Another_Critic]

44 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

No need and as was mentioned the wait room could better (though they did evict the homeless since las year).

There were several there last Saturday morning.  Transit police was waking them up.

[Jimbo]

34 minutes ago, little britain said:

Yes it’s only choice of a cappuccino, latte or americano.  They wouldn’t let me have a cup of tea even though the cost was less than any of these ^^
 

Deck  8 port side all the way to the back.. door 🚪 end of corridor 

Thanks,used our Diamond PLUS BOGO on night 8 at Chops tonight pre paying for 1 person with 2 persons dining. Recieved bill for $0.00.

 

I was about to go to Giovanni's to show them how it is done, that mess we dealt with there the 1st night of the cruise was redicklous.

 

But I just kept my mouth shut.😇

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 22, 2023 by Jimbo

[Jimbo]

Current Temperature

 

 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

52 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

 

You promised that you would keep the ship shipshape.  😲

I tried soo hard!  😭

[Sunshine3601]

17 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

The only time I’ve ever had a Mojito was on Coco Cay. It wasn’t frozen and I absolutely hated it. Maybe it wasn’t made very well or it’s just not for me. Maybe I should try one again since they seem to be popular. 

Mojito is my favorite cocktail on land and sea. 

I have definitely had some poorly made mojitos.  Give it another try sometime.

I personally do not like the frozen mojitos.

[c-leg5]

20 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Mojito is my favorite cocktail on land and sea. 

I have definitely had some poorly made mojitos.  Give it another try sometime.

I personally do not like the frozen mojitos.

+1

[Rogueperson]

I’m annoyed at the wifi here.  I lost connectivity for about 3 hours.  I’d either connect with the wifi and nothing came out, or the wifi just didn’t connect.  My wife on the other hand had data and received a facetime call from our daughter.

 

It resolved itself later but its annoying.  Especially for the price they charge.

 

Anyways.

 

Today’s show.  

 

 

 

This guy is talented.  He plays these non-traditional instruments, many of them self-taught.  I enjoyed his show more than i expected.

 

Was going to give up on the rest of this post but remembered someone telling me to open the door of the cabin.  The rest of the photos uploaded quick.

 

Dinner tonight was at Chops.  I screwed up and didn’t take advantage of the BOGO offer because the line out the door of Chops was insane on boarding day and I didn’t realize that was why there was the line.  So I missed out because i missed the fact that to take advantage of it, you had to book on day 1.  I had not intended eat at any specialty restaurant because the price nowadays is not worth it by itself.  My wife doesn’t eat red meat except at Chef’s Table but we would only do Chef’s Table if the menu was different.  It wasn’t.  However wife still wanted a steak so we just got the solo dinner.  I was quoted 66.07/person which i thought was high for Chops.  Wife wanted it so i said what the hey.  Turns out the quoted price included gratuities so i felt better because i expected gratuities to be tacked in like they do online and with everything else.  So good on Royal to give an actual price, not just the marketed price without gratuities and then tacking it on later as a surprise to many newbies.

 

Menu.

 

 

Peppercorn Bacon.  I always love this dish.

 

 

Filet.  This was delicious.  They do it blue.  The thing was perfect.  

 

Dessert Menu

 

 

I got the Key Line Meringue.  I enjoy this.

 

 

For added bonus.  The Truffle.  I had drinks

left on my card.  

 

 

 I waddled out of Chops.  Ended up at the Battle of the Sexes.  The last time I went to this, it was some silly trivia.  This one was almost like Quest with the two teams and the crowd participation.  I enjoyed it.  Most of the time, this activity almost always takes place at 8 or 9 which always conflicts with dinner as I always eat late seating.

 

I had one more drink left.  I traditionally get a powerade if i don’t want any more alcohol but now, the only place that sells it is Lattitudes, the coffee shop.

 

This ends ummm, what day is it…8?

 

Oh, for a brief moment, the sky was clear.  And more Northern Lights switched on.

 

 

 

 

 

[Despegue]

15 hours ago, Jimbo said:

If it's not frozen and if they don't use real mint leaves, it's not made right. They are good, if you are looking for something  real sweet may not be the drink for you. A little on the bitter side like mint.

 

We were told they ran out of the Lobster Rolls midway through lunch, plus they weren't very good anyway( to much filler crap). So don't think we missed much.

 

As for the internet, try this if you are in a balcony cabin. Leave your balcony door cracked open about 2 inches and your internet speed will be much faster. If not in a balcony, crack open your cabin door with a shoe or trash can, works much faster that way too.

Jimbo, a real Mojito is never frozen but on the (crushed) rocks. Mostly made with white rhum, but just like Hemmingway, I like mine with dark rum . Try one in Havana, it will blow your mind . 
thank youmfor an amazing review. I love Greenland, when the weather is good. When not so good, it can be a real “challenge” to safely navigate the area and approach. 

[FionaMG]

8 hours ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

That’s cool!!  I’ve often wondered if someone would put 2 and 2 together during one of my LIVE cruises since I tend to post pictures in the moment.  

 

I get a lot of responses after returning home like “hey i was in that cruise!”  

We had this too on our Anthem cruise to the Canaries last September. I was doing a live and had posted several pics of DH and myself. Then one afternoon we were in Sorrentos and the lady at the next table asked, "Are you the couple that are on Cruise Critic?" 🙂

[little britain]

Good morning from Qatortoq

[artvlay]

I noticed on the Chops menu that it says,"please select one" in each food category. Are they enforcing that with the appetizer course?

 

And on Jewel are they allowing you to move the BOGO to another night from day 1 or 2?

[Rogueperson]

Good Morning from Qaqortoq.

 

 

 

 

[Rogueperson]

3 minutes ago, artvlay said:

I noticed on the Chops menu that it says,"please select one" in each food category. Are they enforcing that with the appetizer course?

 

And on Jewel are they allowing you to move the BOGO to another night from day 1 or 2?

 

I saw that too, but for us one appetizer here each was more than enough.

 

They did not allow me book a BOGO.

[little britain]

4 hours ago, artvlay said:

 

And on Jewel are they allowing you to move the BOGO to another night from day 1 or 2?

Yes, we moved Izumi to day 7 and we have Giovannis on day 12. 

[little britain]

Qaqortoq…. Pretty coloured houses, stone carvings, nice walk up to the lake and a stunning square glacier! 

Edited September 22, 2023 by little britain

[Rogueperson]

Today’s adventure was the Greenlandic Food and Beer Tour.

 

It wasn’t much of a tour as it was a food experience.

 

 

From the top going clockwise starting with the yellow cup.

 

Arctic Char soup - This was delicious

Local Scallop - Delicious

Local Shrimp - Delicious

Dried Capelin - Interesting, like fish jerky

Dried Cod - Much drier and similar to dried cuttlefish if you’ve had it

Raw Narwhal whale - Interesting.  part of it was very tough, but there was a slightly tenderer underlayer.

Reindeer - similar to venison but surprisingly less gamey.

Turnip (for emergency palette cleansing)

Musk Ox - very much like beef

Seal Soup.  You either hate it or not.  I thought it was ok.  Wife couldn’t swallow it.  I thought it was like a fishy beef taste.  It feels very fatty.

 

The middle yellow powder is a seasoning they use called Aramat.  This seasoning makes everything taste better.  We bought some.

 

We checked out the Qaqortoq museum.  Its a cute little museum.

 

 

 

 

We ended up at Kunguak Cafe & Ice Bar.  It was pretty good.

 

 

This was surprisingly good.  After doing the conversion which at this time officially is 7 DKK to 1 USD.  This was about 30 bucks as the fries were not included.  It was about the same price as the burger I had in Manhattan.  

 

There’s actually a 2nd Nordic museum attached to the Qaqortoq.  It was the Nordic museum.  I didn’t get any pictures of it as it wasn’t much.

 

Miscellaneous images of Qaqortoq.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[little britain]

 

 

 

 

 

 

view of town with Jewel 

church

no one seemed to live pass their 50/60s. It’s a harsh life. 

lake Tasersuaq on the other side of the hill

Edited September 22, 2023 by little britain

[little britain]

Sailaway. Simply stunning. 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

58 minutes ago, little britain said:

Sailaway. Simply stunning. 

Wow Great pic!

[Jimbo]

10 hours ago, artvlay said:

I noticed on the Chops menu that it says,"please select one" in each food category. Are they enforcing that with the appetizer course?

 

And on Jewel are they allowing you to move the BOGO to another night from day 1 or 2?

We swapped our Day 2 for Day 8,no problem at switching. We prepaid at home on Royals website for 1 person and used our BOGO coupon. Received a zero bill at table. Just added more $$ for a larger tip.

 

Ordered 2 apps ,shrimp cocktail and crabcake,shrimp cocktail was not that good seemed like shrimp was put on dish for hours before we got there,dried out. Should have ordered a double crab cake.

 

Ordered the 16oz Rib eye which was great.

 

You also can order as many sides as you want you won't go away hungry. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 22, 2023 by Jimbo

[OnTheJourney]

21 hours ago, Rogueperson said:

I’m annoyed at the wifi here.  I lost connectivity for about 3 hours.  I’d either connect with the wifi and nothing came out, or the wifi just didn’t connect.  My wife on the other hand had data and received a facetime call from our daughter.

 

It resolved itself later but its annoying.  Especially for the price they charge.

 

Anyways.

 

Today’s show.  

 

 

 

This guy is talented.  He plays these non-traditional instruments, many of them self-taught.  I enjoyed his show more than i expected.

 

Was going to give up on the rest of this post but remembered someone telling me to open the door of the cabin.  The rest of the photos uploaded quick.

 

Dinner tonight was at Chops.  I screwed up and didn’t take advantage of the BOGO offer because the line out the door of Chops was insane on boarding day and I didn’t realize that was why there was the line.  So I missed out because i missed the fact that to take advantage of it, you had to book on day 1.  I had not intended eat at any specialty restaurant because the price nowadays is not worth it by itself.  My wife doesn’t eat red meat except at Chef’s Table but we would only do Chef’s Table if the menu was different.  It wasn’t.  However wife still wanted a steak so we just got the solo dinner.  I was quoted 66.07/person which i thought was high for Chops.  Wife wanted it so i said what the hey.  Turns out the quoted price included gratuities so i felt better because i expected gratuities to be tacked in like they do online and with everything else.  So good on Royal to give an actual price, not just the marketed price without gratuities and then tacking it on later as a surprise to many newbies.

 

Menu.

 

 

Peppercorn Bacon.  I always love this dish.

 

 

Filet.  This was delicious.  They do it blue.  The thing was perfect.  

 

Dessert Menu

 

 

I got the Key Line Meringue.  I enjoy this.

 

 

For added bonus.  The Truffle.  I had drinks

left on my card.  

 

 

 I waddled out of Chops.  Ended up at the Battle of the Sexes.  The last time I went to this, it was some silly trivia.  This one was almost like Quest with the two teams and the crowd participation.  I enjoyed it.  Most of the time, this activity almost always takes place at 8 or 9 which always conflicts with dinner as I always eat late seating.

 

I had one more drink left.  I traditionally get a powerade if i don’t want any more alcohol but now, the only place that sells it is Lattitudes, the coffee shop.

 

This ends ummm, what day is it…8?

 

Oh, for a brief moment, the sky was clear.  And more Northern Lights switched on.

 

 

 

 

 

So you had sightings on two consecutive nights? You guys are extremely fortunate.

[Rogueperson]

The one thing I’m surprise i haven’t done on this cruise is nap.  Today was the exception.  Waking up early with not much sleep didn’t help.  I crashed a little after we got back and woke up 5 minutes before dinner.

 

Here’s the menu.

 

 

Beef Carpaccio

 

 

Arracini and polenta fries together

 

 

Lamb Kofta

 

 

Tiramisu.  Doesn’t look like one, but it was.

 

 

Coffee Pot de creme read coffee flavored creme brulee

 

Tomorrow is a seriously early day.  We arrive in Nanotorik at 6:45am and tendering starts at 7:30.  Last tender is 1:30.  Really not much time.  Another early day. 

 

Thus ends Day 9.

[bunzini]

We were on the Jewel cruise before yours.  Loved Qaqortoq on the cruise before yours and loved it.  Also, in regards to the internet, I can not tell you how many times I had to step into the hallway outside our cabin to get a text to go through.  It was so annoying.  And we paid for Voom.

[little britain]

2 hours ago, OnTheJourney said:

So you had sightings on two consecutive nights? You guys are extremely fortunate.

And again tonight x3 but not too good.. but it’s there.

Taken from aft balcony 

[OnTheJourney]

18 minutes ago, little britain said:

but not too good..

Even so. Some pax go on specific northern lights journeys and never have a sighting. I know...happened on our Viking cruise.