Need to know everything about the Jewel of the Seas!

[Littlegoo75]

Hi. Anyone out there who has sailed on the Jewel of the Seas, could you please tell me all about her? The husband and I are looking at the March 6th 2005 6 day Western Caribbean Cruise out of Ft. Lauderdale.

We will be sailing on the Carnival Liberty in October for a 12 day Med. Cruise, but would like to do a cruise before then because that is too long to wait!

We love the new ships, so I know this is RCCL's newest, I have only sailed on Carnival and Sitmar before, and my husband has only been on Carnival ( the newer Carnival ships). I have heard that there are a lot of similarities between the two lines. We are in our late 20's, so we like the lines that cater to the younger ( and young at heart) crowd.

Also Spring Break, we would like to avoid that because we would prefer not to sail with hoards of kids, a small amount aren't too bad, but the masses are not pleasant. Looking at the prices, they jump the week after this cruise, so I am not anticipating the Spring Break crowd yet, I hope I am right! Does anyone know? Thanks in advance for your help!!!!

Holly B.

[madforcruising]

You can check out my website for info on the Jewel of the Seas.

 

I´ve sailed on her twice. It´s a great ship. If you want to know anything specific feel free to ask.

[Globaliser]

We went round these particular houses just a week or so ago.

[goodml]

We'll be doing the 6 day western on the Jewel Dec. 12. I'll definitely post a review when I get back and I'm hoping that the folks sailing on Nov. 14 will post a review as well because that's her first 6 nighter in the Caribbean. Can't wait to hear about it.

[jstducky]

i would give you review, but i went on a Canada/New England cruise on Jewel, which I am sure will be much different from a Caribbean cruise.

 

but i did take tons of pictures of the ship which you may be interested in looking out.

 

just follow the links in my signature.

 

also, i am 24, so i'm close to your age. i will tell you that i absolutely loved jewel. of my 7 cruises this is definitely the most beautiful ship i've ever sailed on. i don't think you would be at all disappointed if you chose this itinerary.

[Littlegoo75]

Thanks everyone! I think a 6 day cruise is just perfect, and I love the Western Caribbean Itinerary, plus, Ft. Lauderdale is pretty cheap to fly into from D.C. and we can take JetBlue non-stop. We love JetBlue - our favorite airline. It seems that the flights to Miami are over $100 more per person, same thing for Orlando, and to get to New Orleans is always pricey and the flights are few and far between and it's hard to find a non-stop.

How is it sailing out of Port Everglades? Is it as smooth sailing as Port Canaveral? I have heard that Miami is crazy, another reason to choose another port to sail out of.

[lauderdalebob]

I live in the Ft. Lauderdale area and the airport is about a 10 minute cab ride from the port and I've sailed twice out of there and you'll be on that ship in no time. They have it very well organized. Happy Sailing!

[Littlegoo75]

Thanks Lauderdale Bob! I thought that Ft. Lauderdale would be less of a hassle. One of our good friends used to work with Customs in Miami and told us what a nightmare that port is. We look forward to visiting your beautiful city in February!

[CGTNORMANDIE]

I just went on the JEWEL OF THE SEAS for lunch and a tour yesterday. In one word...WOW!!! This has to be one of the most beautiful ships anywhere. You will love it!!!

 

ROSS