NCL Jewel to Alaska May 20-27 2017 - An Absolutely Amazing Alaskan Adventure!

[DebQ5]

May 25th - Le Bistro continued

 

I had my favorite dessert, along with another glass of wine...

 

 

So despite the odd service (not bad service, just not great service), I think we will have to try Le Bistro again, just because the food is so good. :)

 

I have never been to La Cucina or Moderno for dinner, and may have to try one of those at some point too.. :)

[DebQ5]

May 25th - continued

 

I almost forgot to mention the show that we saw this night. Le Cirque Bijoux was absolutely the best show I've seen on a cruise ship. My daughter insisted we sit near the front on the floor (I'm a balcony person usually), and she was right. The show is very interactive with the audience and although it seemed a bit odd at first, it was truly amazing. Do not miss this!

 

After the show we went to Karaoke at the Fyzz Lounge and met up with friends. This was a fun group of people and so welcoming that even my daughter got up to sing with her brother, a first! The bartender here, (don't remember her name :( but she was British) is phenomenal and really went out of her way to be friendly and offer great service! Miss her and our Karaoke group!

[Jumping Castle]

Thank you so much for your great review and wonderful photos. We have enjoyed hearing all about the Jewel. We are in Brisbane Australia and travelling on her in January - can't wait!

[AKR2011]

Shake it Shirley was one of the better activities people... she seemed to have fun each time and got the crowd into it. Pictured with her is Nemo, who almost got lynched at the last Karaoke night...

 

Shirley is fabulous! I had her on the Dawn last fall. So much fun and incredibly youthful. Her dance classes and trivia were especially fabulous!

[DebQ5]

May 26 - Partial Sea Day, Victoria BC

 

This was our last full day of our trip :(. It was a beautiful day, and we tried to make the most of it. My daughter and I made our way to the Great Outdoors. I wish we had come here earlier, but with our great room we hadn't felt the need. It was pretty crowded with sun seekers, but we found a table and had some breakfast. They have a smaller version of the buffet back here that's just perfect.

 

 

 

The ship was due to dock at 2:00 or 2:30 pm I believe. So we had quite a bit of the morning to walk around and soak up the last bits of the ship.

 

 

 

[DebQ5]

May 26 - Victoria, BC

 

We had scheduled a private taxi tour with London Taxi Tours, with Sandra Found. This was the most expensive our trips, at $95 per hour, but again, that was for up to 7 people (I believe). We had a couple of our new friends join us, which was fun all around, and it didn't cost any more. We took a van, and there was a driver along with Sandra. She met us right where you got off the ship and had a sign with my name. I had previously told her in general that we weren't museum people and didn't want to see the castle, etc. She had a few destinations in mind and we just went with it. It turned out great!

 

The Jewel at the Victoria BC dock.

 

 

Sandra drove us through some very nice neighborhoods until we got to a park...

 

 

They parked the van and we got out to feed the peacocks! This was very cool, and Sandra had brought peanuts for them, and new just where they hang out.

 

 

We walked around a bit...

 

 

[DebQ5]

May 26th - continued...

 

We got back in the van and drove to another part of the park. On the way, I spotted a deer, and the driver immediately pulled over so we could stop and take a picture. They were very accommodating and kept noting that "this was our tour" and we could do whatever we wanted. Very nice...

 

 

We stopped next at the tallest totem pole...

 

 

And then on to more pretty views, still part of the park

 

 

 

[DebQ5]

The highlight of the tour came next.... now its not like we've never seen a seal before, but we had so much fun with these guys! Sandra bought frozen fish and gave it to us to feed them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DebQ5]

We finished up with a drive by the castle, just to take some picture outside, and then a tour through town. We had them drop us off at the waterfront where we sat and had a beer (or two) and people watched. We took a taxi back to the ship but you could walk it in about 30 minutes...

 

 

 

[squidf]

May 20th – Embarkation

 

We sat down to wait and then Bruno, our concierge, came over with our key cards and information about our dinner reservations (made previously) and suite privileges such as breakfast and lunch in Moderno. The room had a table with coffee and juices and a few snacks.

 

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We loved Bruno!

-Frank

[lesley_willis1971]

We had a great dinner at Cagney's that night. I do love the quality of the steak, however none of my more recent cagney's experiences have lived up to the first one on the Dawn. I think it makes a difference on where you sit, as we were right in front of the open kitchen and had to listen to the waiters and waitresses shout to each other.

 

We all ordered steak, the kids got the filet and I got the New York strip. They ask what type of sauce and we all got butter garlic, I believe, but it came out as a hard piece of butter on top of the steak that never really melted. Design flaw... I like ordering the sides, but I think having them appear in separate dishes doesn't make an enormous amount of sense. It's not like they are really sharing sizes, everyone orders their own. But they are tasty!

 

 

 

Dessert was fabulous of course...

 

 

Do you mind my asking what the prices ranged at Cagney's?? I'd like to reserve it but noticed its ala carte

 

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[Postman806]

Great review. Thanks!!!

 

 

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[BostonGal35]

we will be staying at the SEattle Marriott Waterfront on our upcoming cruise. i knew it was close to the pier, but your pictures really showed me just how close! we are excited!

[EagleRowe]

Thank you so much for your review and especially pics of the dailys. They are really helpful in planing. Thanks(y)

[DebQ5]

You're very welcome! My daughter just yesterday said "I want to go on another Alaska cruise". Me too!