BOARDING NORWEGIAN JEWEL!! What Do We Think Of This Refurbished Ship???
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- We are in San Diego and about to embark on our first-ever repositioning cruise! What does this mean? Norwegian Jewel is about to start sailing the Alaska season from Vancouver so we are going to take a one-way trip to get her there. This cruise is unique in its itinerary and we get one stop each in California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. It's going to be a great time!
NCL Jewel is the second of this class of ship we have sailed on... and it was completely refurbished so it is like sailing on a brand new ship! We love the size of the Jewel class. It is mid-sized so not too big, but not too small either. The cabins feel bigger than the newer Breakaway class and the venues are huge!
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We like the older, smaller ships too. The remodeled stateroom looks awesome! Love the color palette! 😍
This is such a fab ship!!
You’re making me want to cruise. This video was put together well. The style of the music fit the ship somehow. Classy. And I loved the wide open space dance in the background.
Awe thank you 😊
Last October I was on the Norwegian Jewel for the 2022 Kiss Kruise. On Halloween night, Kiss played in full makeup and costumes in the Stardust theater! They also played a sailaway show as we were leaving San Pedro and going to Cabo San Lucas in regular street clothes and no makeup on a custom built stage that was built over the forward pool on the lido deck! There are many videos of the cruise on CZcams!
I love the Jewel and all of her sister ships in the Jewel calss. I would sail on them every time I cruised if they had the itinerary I wanted. I've been on the bigger ships and they just can't compare.
We love this class too! It’s just the right size!
In response to the mega ship fans, I always say: If I want to go on vacation with 5000 people, I’d stay home and drive around my town 😂
The Jewel Class ships all the way! ❤
I love this ship! We are sailing out of Tampa in March of 2025! I am handicapped and can actually get in and out of the pool with the stairs. Most ships just have ladders which I cannot do. Thanks so much for your videos! Love them!
These two have really got me hooked on the idea of a cruise now.I always thought they were too stuffy but i've seen a different side since watching these videos
San Diego was my home town, we live in Arizona now, but we have to go back to San Diego, and get our fix.
Thank you so much for featuring the Jewel! We are traveling on the Jewel this summer, and are so excited to watch your videos to get ready 😀.
Oh you will love this ship!!
Viaje en este barco en febrero 2023 desde Panamá al caribe, fabuloso, lo disfrute 100%, el spinaker sensacional, buena comida y lo mejor no grande, solo alrededor de 2.000 pasajeros.
San Diego. Where my son became a Marine. I definitely need to go back and visit the Midway! ❤
So happy that they came back to the E-muster drill!! I had a disastrous cruise in April on NCL Sun and I’m cruising on the Jade in December, so you give me hope that it was just an incident on the Sun!!
Our first cruise was on the Jewel, transatlantic repositioning. Love the Jewel class ship.
We love this class too!
Jasons chicken looked good. I wasn't crazy over the choices on Medernos menu. The salad bar was inviting. I'm glad you got your film back. Looking forward to seeing more of your cruise experience.
Thank you for the review! Cruising on a ship to Alaskan is something I dream about! 💕
Sailing on her May 29th to Alaska so your video was very timely! Thanks, looking forward to the rest of the series!
The Jewel was our very first cruise. I am gonna go back on her one day. I love the outside area of the buffet on the aft.
I lived in San Diego for 29 years. It’s such a beautiful city. It’s so amazing to see the big cruise ships going in there now!!!!!!
Great video!!! Special mention to the soundtrack you guys used on this one, i really enjoyed all the tracks you used and how/when they played, shout out to the editor!
We used to live in San Diego, and I agree it is a beautiful city with lots of everything. When we did Modernos on the Breakaway we gave it a score of 5 out of 10. The meat was dry, tough and no flavor. Good idea but I feel they overcooked and under seasoned the meat. Thanks for sharing!
Some love it… it has just been ok for us.
Love going out of San Diego. We used to take the train from Anaheim Stadium then just walk across the street.
We were on the Jewel as well...loved on the tour to Astoria with you guys and thank you so much for column video...cheer!!
That was such a fun day!
This ship looks really nice!! Love the smaller ships!! NCL Jewel is slated to come to Tampa at the end of 2024, hoping to check her out of there in March 2025 for my first NCL cruise!!
Oh good! You will love this ship!!
Yahoo yahoo!!!! Wonderful and long awaited Vlogs from your most excellent voyage and escapades to come. This NCL ship look amazing! Thank you
For the terrific info!😊
This really was a great cruise!!
Love the jewel class ncl ships ...Cant wait will be on the pearl in July to Bermuda ...looking forward watching your jewel vlogs
Oh have fun on Pearl! We loved that ship too.
Love these older ships too! Can’t wait to see the rest of this cruise!
You guys are looking GOOD! this gig suits you guys :) Thanks for taking us along once again!
I love your hair at this length-very nice! I enjoyed the vlog-thank you for doing them.❤
I kinda like the older ships too. Maybe its its the nostalgia. I'm on the Spirit soon. Cant wait to see that refurbishment.
Outstanding. Really enjoy you two. Have fun.
Awe thank you 😊
The Jewel was my first cruise back in 2009. Cant wait to see all the changes
We dined at Moderno on our Breakaway cruise during its inaugural year. It was ooooookay 🙄 It satisfied our need to eat, but it wasn’t spectacular. But a so-so meal on a cruise ship always beats any so-so meal on land 👍🏻
We're on the Pearl this Friday. It is one of only 14 ships to get a perfect CDC score in 2023 and the only Norwegian ship on the list You did a terrific video on inside rooms on the Pearl. Enjoy the Norwegian Jewel!
When the floor is clear you dance. 💃
Thank you for sharing.I like your video🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
My best friend and I went on our first cruise ever on the Jewel! We went on KISS Kruise XI in October 2022 (what a way to start out our cruising! lol). We went from LA, to Cabo, to Ensenada and back to LA. We loved the Jewel. Our cabin steward was great, and the decor in the rooms looked so modern and fresh. Our inside cabin bathroom was almost the same size as yours, our toilet was not separated. Loved the full shower! Our experience was different than a 'normal' cruise, so we only ate in the buffet the entire time, but the food was really good for every meal. The main pool was covered by the deck stage, and the theater was set up for the indoor concerts (don't be surprised if red and white confetti still falls from the rafters!! LOL). I'd love to sail on the Jewel again to experience a relaxing cruise. Have a great time!! This sounds like a very fun trip!
Whoa how fun!
So nice to see someone leaving on one of these videos out of my hometown, San Diego! Been here 30 plus years and sometimes forget we occasionally have some robust cruise business out of our small-ish port (most of the time, it’s just the Disney Wonder, which is a disappointing experience to sail on)…
San Diego was the very 1st cruise port I visited after we left the Los Angeles port.
Oh we still waiting the grand baby video .
Big no no (strategy wise) to fill up on bread and salad bar at a churrasceria. You're there for the meats!! Lol love moderno churrasceria, we ate there on the Escape
We didn’t fill up 😃
That cheese bread is divine. It is worth it.
Looks lovely… and the bathroom looks brilliant!!! Y’all made me hungry watching you in the steak restaurant!!!! Looking forward to more vlogs 👍🏼
You guys look so rested, refreshed, and healthy! Remember content is great, but keep taking care of yourselves :)
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You guys are like a couple excited kids this ship really made you guys giddy!! So great how much tour enjoying yourselves. Looking so forward to this trip thanks for showing around the ship. Looked like dinner may have been so so for you guys?
It was definitely just so so!
Looks like a nice start to the cruise. The cabin looks great. I love the lights in the closets! @Jason - Top sirloin is a poor man's steak. Pass it by and wait for a filet mignon or a ribeye. The only way to eat flank or top sirloin is if they have been marinated for days! Interesting array of foods. I love going into San Diego. I heard recently that some lines were going to not embark in SD anymore, in favor of San Pedro (Los Angeles). I'd much rather embark in San Diego. You showed us why, the city at the end of the docks!
Yes I would choose San Diego over San Pedro any day!!
Love it! 🛳️❤️🌊
Good video. You need to let us know if this ship is good for kids. Looks like fun to me. Great job!
We recorded a ship tour and will show the kids areas. Splash Academy is right by the buffet and we could hear kids playing all the time. They were having fun.
We just booked. 14 day Caribbean on the jewel for March of 2025 and we can't wait
Sailed on Orient Lines Marco Polo back when NCL owned it. That ship was very old. In fact, it was so old that soot was coming out of the smokestack and landing all over the lounge chairs on the aft pool deck.
Seans loving Jason’s sunnies!!
MSC ship from Miami to Bahamas just got back! No! Everyone complained. Short staffed long lines waiting for Buffett. Fighting to get a drink at the bars. I should have done a cruise from my short drive to Port of Long Beach on Carnival to Ensenada for a better trip. Don’t do the MSC. They admitted they are short staffed in food and beverage service. Food terrible too.
My favorite class in the NCL Fleet. The Gem being my favorite.
My mom and I will be sailing on the Jewel in Dec '24 for the holidays! We like the older, smaller ships as well and are even more excited for our trip after watching your videos! Thanks for the great tour and review.
Thanks for showing this ship 🛳️ looks fantastic!
I WAS ON THE JEWEL IN 2011 FOR MY FIRST CRUISE. LOVED IT. I WANT TO KNOW IF THEY STILL HAVE THE BIG BARBECUE POOLSIDE. WHEN I WAS THERE THEY MADE A HUMONGOUS PAN OF PAELLA. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANSWER. SAFE TRAVELS
We are booked for Dec 24 in Asia! So excited!!! We love your videos great job very informative and so fun to see your adventures. Happy Travels! ❤
I like both kinds of ship but the small ships hold a special place in my heart
Loved this video 😊 Sailing on the Jewel out of Tampa in January 2025. This video has me.excited !!!
Cool video! I'm booked on the Jewell in 2024 for an Alaska cruise (Actually doing a back to back on the Bliss as well) and it was nice to see the ship a bit. The gem looks really similar to the Pearl that I got off of last month with the double pool set up and the bathroom layout. Now, just counting down the days to cross off Alaska from my bucket list!
Great video hope you had a lovely Time. Have a Good weekend 🥰
I would like to see cruises that went from a California port such as SD to Hawaii ( withna stop n Me ico ) and around Hawaii, ending in Honolulu. Then another cruise to reverse it. I think those would work better than to gave to cruise both ways.
Great Vlog, love Jewel we are on in January to Asia. Superb quality as always. 👌
Awesome video. So excited for us boarding this beautiful newly renovated ship. Have never in 64 cruises been on a Norwegian ship but I have done the inside passage of Alaska in 1997 This is my newlywed hubbys first Alaska cruise and we are celebrating his 71st BD onboard. How were the shows and any must do’s while in ports and onboard. Thanks in advance.
I’m going to Bermuda on Norwegian gem for my first cruise 😊 I’m really excited. The idea of going on a smaller ship has really grown on me
We were on the Pearl in Alaska and really loved it, I know what you mean about the older ships!
Another great video you guys… :) We’re going on The Bliss for the first time coming up. I have a question, do we have to check our luggage or can we just take it straight to our rooms ourself? Do you know?
Thanks kids.
We want to try that hotel.
It was such a cool hotel!
I do love those little sandwiches from the buffet
I love the Jewel, it is my favorite ship
Love you guys videos. They prepared me a good bit when I took my first cruise on Carnival Valor a couple of months ago. But wanted to ask Jason what brand sunglasses were you wearing?
The Jewel looks much better than the NCL Get Away. Just returned from 10-days one week ago. My first cruise. Felt crowded, pool was very small and buffet food was mediocre. Vegan options very limited. Very chaotic getting off the ship last morning when it docked back in Cape Canaveral, FL. Had a nice time, however, would choose a larger ship or different one next time.
6:21 into video. Slick sunglasses. Can you share what brand? Thank you!!
Great video ❤❤❤❤
the jewel class are my favorite class of ship. i have been all (2of them twice) except the pearl. modernos is by far my favorite class of the premium class restaurants fleet wide.
Just got off the sister ship Pearl, and was very disappointed in the bathroom, looks great in theory but vanity area and toilet too small ( and we aren’t big people). Only place to hang toiletries bag was on door, and that made it difficult to hang towels, ended up having to hang towels on 2 hooks outside bathroom. Area in front of sink was so narrow, with door closed you have to turn sideways to reach under sink, the garbage can was way in the back underneath, and the lower shelf wasn’t accessible easily. Yes, the shower was great! Cabin was pretty but beds were hard, not enough drawers, and one side of bed has to use couch as a nightstand? They now charge a room service fee of $5 for coffee in the morning 🤬 . If that’s the case, there should be coffee maker in the room. Smaller ships are great, but Princess , Celebrity and RCL are much better in this category. Overall I was disappointed in the Jewel class. Great Itinerary though 👍.
Jewel was our first cruise together 15 years ago
How was "Happy Happy, Washy Washy"? when you enter the buffet on Deck 12?
They were fun and not too pushy about it. But we always washy washy 👍
Just got off the Pearl. The meat was not very good in any of the restaurants. Teppankaki used to offer Filet Mignon and now they serve sirloin. Even Cagney's was disappointing. I think the quality of the food in general has been downgraded.
We had fillet at Teppanyaki on Jewel and it was yummy. Sorry yours wasn’t good!
What are those skull frame sunglasses you're wearing?
Bought those from the market in San Diego. Hand carved arms and the glasses are from the same company that makes ray bans is what they told me! $45 and they are polarized! Don’t remember the name of the vendor though sorry!
so what time did you guys leave the port of San Diego? This vlog is so amazing. I want to go back to San Diego because that’s where I was born.😊❤
Thanks!! This was filmed on April 23rd.
Soon comming!😂❤
What kind of sunglasses are those? I really like them. They're cool.
Mine or Jason’s?
Jason's
I want to know what yours are! Love them
I couldn't tell. Were there plugs next to the bed? My wife uses a CPAP machine, and will need to be able to plug it in. We're sailing on the Jewel next July. Thanks.
Was that a 7 day cruise?
Looking at that first meal.....How do you eat that much and not weigh 900 pounds?
We really didn’t eat that much. We tried a couple of bites of everything and stopped the meat delivery when we were getting full.
@@EECCTravels So you wasted most of it? You clearly didn't grow up in the 1950s, listening to your parents admonish "Think of the starving millions in India".
@@cruisecrazy7066 that’s not what I said… they meat portions are very small, maybe 3-4 bites total per piece.
@@EECCTravels But look at the amount of other stuff on the plate. Not just meat.
So... Better do the Jewel than the Breakaways ships... It´s a long trip from Denmark, and Atlaska I once in a lifetime... For us.... Thinking of an 9-10 day cruise... 2024 vs 2025.. TIA
is trimmer for travel ever coming back? i’m still walking laps in my living room lol
I just watched this cruise out of San Diego. Since I live about halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, I would love to take it next year. I saw that it was at Port in Seattle. Does it end there?
Sooo...you were not really fans of the Brazilian steakhouse?? The Atrium is a "specialty" restaurant, but I can't find menus on it at all!!! Anywhere! Or reviews of it!! If it's better than the Brazilian, we may cancel that reservation and get one at the Atrium (but apparently can't make reservations for it beforehand either!!).Anyone here have any advice?
Love your vlogs. Only been on 1 cruise in 2016 and my wife passed in 2019 and wanted to do it again. Is there any way, as a single traveler, you can avoid paying a supplement?
So sorry for your loss!! NCL has ships with solo cabins but also, if you can book within 90 days of travel, NCL and some others waive the single supplemental on some sailings.
@@EECCTravels Thank you so much. If I do it again it would have to be a balcony cabin. If you have any links that would be helpful, I appreciate it. God Bless.
@@theglasgownomad6814 I don’t have any links but I am a travel agent. If you send me an email I can help you find a great sailing! Email: travel@eecctravels.com
Dear CZcams, 10-20 minute videos ARE NOT ADS!!! It is complete BS when you’re casting! GFY
What’s happening? We cast too.
@@EECCTravels you won’t see it if you have premium. The ad was 15 mins long. Aggravating when you’re trying to cook and watch EECC!
@@RhYn0n dang!! And it wouldn’t let you skip it??
@@EECCTravels it would. But my hands were in hamburger meat. I can live with 3 even 4 minutes ads. But that was ridiculous! Sorry! I just had to rant for a sec. I’m good now!
Thank y’all for bringing us along with you, allowing us to live vicariously through you!
My husband has a goofy question... Do norwegian ships have anything to watch on the TVs in the cabins or is it sparse? We just got off the Celebrity Solstice and there was nothing except the bao cam, news and a couple of movies.
Pretty much the same. Ship info, news, a few movie channels. That's about it.
We are tv people! Some people think we’re crazy because we actually do care what’s on tv. There is no on demand but there were 5 movie channels with good movies. We actually stayed in on one of the sea days and just chilled and watched movies.
@@EECCTravels that's the kicker for us also. Sometimes we just want to stay in and chill. Thank you for that. We're trying to find something besides our go to Holland America... Not that Hal is bad but just something different.
@@julieDJTFP hey I love that HAL has all of those on demand movies!!
What has been your favorite ship to cruise Alaska on?
Love medium rare steak rare steak.
You’ve cruised so much. Do you still get excited?
We absolutely do!! Every cruise is a new experience 😃
So how much extra was for the churrasqueria on the NCL?
The question is San Diego or Vancouver :) I'll take Vancouver.. more green.. but San Diego is a cool city.. i like it a lot better then L.A.
We love both cities!! We flew straight home from Vancouver so didn’t get to explore but we’ll be back next month.
The bathroom used to be really pretty. Now it's nice but boring.
Does it have a starbucks?
Like your mom and dad would tell you Jason, eat your meat. The fat will stick to your ribs.
You shouldn’t use the utensil to grab the meat, to take to your mouth. Hygiene
Usually people use the small tongs to grab the food
Whoops…
You didn't look impressed by the meat? You didn't provide an opinion about it despite your video Tittle. "What do we think". The food looks like Golden Corral level food. I'm concerned you are not telling us the truth about this ship, because you are more concerned about pleasing NCL. Unsubscribed..