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Subject: Re: Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review 2/5/06 - very long Posted on: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:02:45 EST

On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 22:19:18 -0500, "Harry Ge.tritis"
wrote:
>
>The lifeboat muster drill was held promptly at 4:30 pm. It is amazing how
>many people show up late for the drill, however, some of the announcements
>were very difficult to hear from inside your cabin. We had a cabin speaker
>switch on our wall, but it didn't seem to work. I had to open the door and
>lean out into the hallway to hear any of the announcements clearly.

Except for muster announcement, this is a downright blessing!

>There is a safe in the upper cabinet of the desk, and I would recommend
>keeping any important items in there. A mini-fridge is stocked with bottled
>water, sodas, and candy, and the prices for these items are posted on the
>door. Just move items to the side if you need to make room for your own
>items. We did not use any mini-bar items during our stay.

Cruise tip: ask your cabin steward to remove the minibar items if you
know you won't use them.

>Cruise Tip: Be very choosy in the Windjammer. Look for newly filled items
>to get something hot. Try a little of everything and you will find that
>most of it is very edible, and 25% of it is even a little tasty.

Even better, avoid the buffet like plague.

Eat in the dining room for every meal if you want a good food
experience. Additionally, you have the choice of eating alone or, if
you like meeting your fellow cruisers, sharing a table at breakfast
and lunch.

>Cruise Tip: Don't bother purchasing the "unlimited" soda and juice package.
>We just ordered a soda whenever we wanted one with our meal and probably
>spent $20 on drinks instead of the $80 plus dollars for the soda package and
>tips for two people.

I've never understood why people buy those. Doesn't make sense.
Well, except for the cruise line, which makes out like a bandit.

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