Trip Report: The Jade is quite a gem

[MSUjohn]

the jewel class is my favorite class of cruise ship, with the jade being my favorite.

 

[njkate]

9 hours ago, MSUjohn said:

the jewel class is my favorite class of cruise ship, with the jade being my favorite.

 

Ditto

[schmoopie17]

20 hours ago, graphicguy said:

Great review.  Thanks.

 

Agree about the Veterans recognition get together.  I don't expect, nor ask for anything.  The discount works well enough for me.  But, I quit going to the recognition M&Gs as they really don't offer much.  Again, I don't expect anything, so I'm never disappointed.  I just don't go to them.

I only went to the Vets get together because our "surprised" traveling companion wanted to go. Needless to say, he was disappointed, as well. It was also a topic of conversation around the bar the next day. They also had "impromptu" Vets get togethers every day at 4:30 in one of the bars, but I never saw anyone there. Kind of sad...

[schmoopie17]

18 hours ago, Sugar Magnolia said:

You had me at The Guess Who. What do you think of Lenny Kravitz' rendition of American Woman?

 

I'm so old, the only Kravitz I know of is Mrs. Kravitz from "Bewitched". But the two Darrens confuse me...

[schmoopie17]

13 hours ago, torybruno said:

Good tips!  Can’t wait, we board tomorrow!

If you see this, say "Hi" to Shane in the martini bar from "Cosmo with a lime" and "Bulliett on the rocks". I'm sure he'll get a kick out of it. 

 

By the way...if you enjoy bartenders who do tricks, Shane is one of the best. Flipping bottles behind his back, napkin tricks, etc.,

[Sugar Magnolia]

8 minutes ago, schmoopie17 said:

I'm so old, the only Kravitz I know of is Mrs. Kravitz from "Bewitched". But the two Darrens confuse me...

 

You never fail to amuse us @schmoopie17. Glad to have you back within workable wifi range for your colorful comments.

 

[schmoopie17]

I don't know how I failed to mention this in my initial post, but the Casino smoke was beyond horrible. You almost need an oxygen tank just to walk through that gas chamber. And the smoke permeates all of the surrounding area. Unfortunately, one of the main pathways to the theater is through the casino. (Unless you take the 7th deck). I was actually contemplating playing Texas Hold 'em, but I can't hold my breath for more than 30 seconds at a time.

[dmwnc1959]

5 minutes ago, schmoopie17 said:

I don't know how I failed to mention this in my initial post, but the Casino smoke was beyond horrible. You almost need an oxygen tank just to walk through that gas chamber. And the smoke permeates all of the surrounding area. Unfortunately, one of the main pathways to the theater is through the casino. (Unless you take the 7th deck). I was actually contemplating playing Texas Hold 'em, but I can't hold my breath for more than 30 seconds at a time.

Yikes! 😳 Smoking areas on NCL wasn’t something I had really thought about until now, and albeit I don’t gamble the smell of cigarette smoke is repulsive and repugnant. It goes everywhere. 🤢

[schmoopie17]

48 minutes ago, dmwnc1959 said:

Yikes! 😳 Smoking areas on NCL wasn’t something I had really thought about until now, and albeit I don’t gamble the smell of cigarette smoke is repulsive and repugnant. It goes everywhere. 🤢

They say kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray.

Walking through the Jade Casino is like rolling around in an ash pit.

[MSUjohn]

1 hour ago, schmoopie17 said:

I'm so old, the only Kravitz I know of is Mrs. Kravitz from "Bewitched". But the two Darrens confuse me...

the cover was released 24 years ago.

[SenatorsFan]

Thanks for taking the time to do this report! 👍One question as I eagerly await my own Jade cruise in 23 days: is there a dining room open for lunch on boarding day?

[MSUjohn]

i am completely indifferent to cigarette smoke. 

[dmwnc1959]

4 minutes ago, schmoopie17 said:

They say kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray.

Walking through the Jade Casino is like rolling around in an ash pit.

🤢 🤮
 

Note to self:

 

AVOID THE CASINO AT ALL COSTS 😳
 

There’s got to be a better way. 😉 I’m guessing the main theater only has a single access deck? I see there’s a balcony, which I prefer. Is that accessible via another deck? 

[Wayward Son]

46 minutes ago, MSUjohn said:

i am completely indifferent to cigarette smoke. 

 

Yep. It's nice not to have to plan your venues, or walking routes to venues, because of a bit of odor. I guess we're just lucky.

 

[schmoopie17]

56 minutes ago, dmwnc1959 said:

 

There’s got to be a better way. 😉 I’m guessing the main theater only has a single access deck? I see there’s a balcony, which I prefer. Is that accessible via another deck? 

The main theater level is on six. If you go up to 7 you can sit in the balcony.

[schmoopie17]

9 minutes ago, Wayward Son said:

 

Yep. It's nice not to have to plan your venues, or walking routes to venues, because of a bit of odor. I guess we're just lucky.

 

"A bit of odor" is one thing. The overwhelming stench pouring out of the Casino (and even worse contained inside) is quite another.

I guess, like everything else, when it comes to cigarette smoke...YMMV. 

[Wayward Son]

1 minute ago, schmoopie17 said:

"A bit of odor" is one thing. The overwhelming stench pouring out of the Casino (and even worse contained inside) is quite another.

I guess, like everything else, when it comes to cigarette smoke...YMMV. 

 

Yeah, that's the thing. An "overwhelming stench" to you is just a "bit of odor" to me (and I assume MSUjohn). I guess it's just a tolerance thing.

 

[MSUjohn]

5 hours ago, njkate said:

Ditto

i am sailing on the NCL sun in may, first time on a "small ship".

 

[dmwnc1959]

46 minutes ago, Wayward Son said:

 

Yep. It's nice not to have to plan your venues, or walking routes to venues, because of a bit of odor. I guess we're just lucky.

 

I don’t gamble and never just hang out at bars, totally not my thing. So it’s very easy to plan my cruise and plan my evenings around these things, like avoiding cigarette smoke and smokers. And I’ll have several weeks onboard to get my feel where the designated smoking places are on Norwegian Jade, how active they are on my cruise, and avoid them. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. I live in, worked at, and frequently visit a large number of places that have ZERO smoking on the inside. There’s a reason those places have made ‘no smoking’ decisions. I’m glad this topic came up. 

 

😎

Edited March 17 by dmwnc1959

[MSUjohn]

18 minutes ago, dmwnc1959 said:

There’s a reason those places have made ‘no smoking’ decisions.

yeah, its called the state.

[valleyvillage]

Mr and Mrs Schmoopie are, in the words of Tina Turner, simply the best!

[dmwnc1959]

I’ve watched Norwegian Jade on Marine Traffic and on her Live Bridge Cam for the last several cruises, and she always docks alongside Terminal 2 at the Tampa cruise port. There’s only one other ship in port that day we leave, Enchantment of the Seas. 

Just curious, when you first walk onto the ship from the gangway, what public space do you walk into?
 

Is there anything that I should expect during the process of screening and checking in that stands out? 

 

😁
 

[graphicguy]

6 hours ago, schmoopie17 said:

I only went to the Vets get together because our "surprised" traveling companion wanted to go. Needless to say, he was disappointed, as well. It was also a topic of conversation around the bar the next day. They also had "impromptu" Vets get togethers every day at 4:30 in one of the bars, but I never saw anyone there. Kind of sad...

Nice to meet up, but most of the other vets, while fine people, I really had no desire to swap "war stories" with.  I'm like you. I appreciate the kind sentiments, but it was a long time ago.  And, I vies it the same as I do running into old college chums.  Yeah, great catching up, but I'm not that person any more.  And, I don't particularly want to relive those times.

[graphicguy]

On 3/16/2024 at 5:10 PM, Sugar Magnolia said:

You had me at The Guess Who. What do you think of Lenny Kravitz' rendition of American Woman?

 

So sorry to hear about Mrs Schmoopie's unfortunate incident with the unlady-like lady and hope she does fully recover eventually.

 

Now I need to get a handle on my undiagnosed ADHD and focus on reading your entire Jade review.

 

Lenny Kravitz version.....by a length.

[Sugar Magnolia]

14 minutes ago, graphicguy said:

Nice to meet up, but most of the other vets, while fine people, I really had no desire to swap "war stories" with.  I'm like you. I appreciate the kind sentiments, but it was a long time ago.  And, I vies it the same as I do running into old college chums.  Yeah, great catching up, but I'm not that person any more.  And, I don't particularly want to relive those times.

 

I completely understand this and I know you might not care to hear this again...thank you and @schmoopie17 and all vets for your service.

 

And I don't care if you block me.