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I was on it last year and it was more hot and humid in the steam room than actually having any steam. Have they fixed this or is it pretty much the same? Happy sailing!

Sorry to jump in here, but on the Pearl anyway, the thermal pass was 1000% worth it. I think it is the same on all the Jewel class.

I'm talking about shorts guy who comes in wanting to know how your cruise has been going and talk about world events, or who knows what else. Again, everyone has their own opinion here but my take is it is best to stay Zen vibe, there is no further communicating needed with proper towel use and subtleties.

Everyone has their own take..but I prefer to stick to traditional sauna and spa culture of relaxation and quiet. There's nothing worse than being in a meditative state and relaxing when someone comes in and starts chatting some nonsense small talk. Kills the vibe..

I don't remember, but I think it was somewhere around $120 for the 9-day cruise. I could be off though, I'm sure you could Google it. Enjoy the Jade!

See my post one page back. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/200724-mens-spa-facilities-on-cruise-ships-which-ones-do-you-think-are-the-best/?do=findComment&comment=66621980

The only time I saw other naked people they were sitting in the steam or sauna on a towel like I do. Lots of people walking in and out from the co-ed area so they are going to be wearing suits as they were out there with their spouses or whoever. It's fine to be naked in there though, the door to the coed area is angled as such that no one will ever see in. I used the single person hot tub naked as well but did not see anyone else doing it. The setup is totally awesome, in my experience just the passengers were not.. good luck!

Did you find the water setup on that cart as annoying as I do? Good steam and sauna for sure. Missing a cold plunge.

Reading through the various posts on this thread I can recall seeing a few of people that went on Disney and had a great time. I think Disney knows their job is to get the kids away from the parents, give the parents peace of mind that they are safe and protected and having fun, and let the parents have a little fun too.

Absolutely

NCL Pearl mens wet area pix - Great view looking out over the bow of the ship.

I just sailed in Norway on the silver Dawn this past August. I really don't want to rain on your parade and feel bad doing so, but I was not super pleased with the ship and would not sail on silversea again. If I'm going to go on a ship full of old people that focuses on food, Oceania is far, far better. The ship is not run well, you can tell across many arenas. We had to change rooms because there was a constant sewage smell blowing into our room as did several other people on our hall. I found the dress code to be laborious and did a ton of room service. Heavy marketing on the food makes it sound incredible but execution falls short. Silver Dawn spa: - there is a central area where people who are getting treatments or who want to just hang out in the spa will go, with a bunch of chairs shared by men and women, and a couple refreshment stands. - On either side there is a set of two showers, a wet steam, and a dry sauna behind a smoked glass door. - For at least a couple days you will have men and women going in the wrong sides because they don't have a sign that actually says men or women, there's just a mural with a painting of a man or a woman on that wall that you are supposed to understand. - Privacy in the sauna and steam is decent as far as people out in the main area seeing in, the whole setup is pretty cramped, but nice. There are some super annoying things about the spa as well: - They stupidly put the spa directly under the piano bar and at 5:00 or 6:00 p.m., the piano bar starts blaring music that you can hear clear as day loudly from the loungers below where you are trying to relax from your massage or whatever. They also have their own spa music playing on speakers so at some point you start hearing two different sets of music playing daily. - WATER. The one thing you want when you are having a sauna and steam session, is to come out and pound water. They have these little carts with drinks and snacks and the top shelf which is at about waist level has a bunch of chocolates and other edibles you don't want when you are hot and steamed, the second shelf has a bunch of fancy designer TONIC waters...puke... And then finally at ground level about where your ankles would be there are a bunch of glasses and in the very back behind those glasses are bottles of water with screw on caps that everyone shares. They expect you to bend down reach to the back get out a glass unscrew the bottle for your glass re-screw the cap and stick it back on the bottom shelf.... Major pain in the butt and absolutely ridiculous for people that come out hot from a sauna and just want to slam a couple glasses of water. I mentioned how ridiculous this was (politely of course) to the spa manager and she says she knows it doesn't make any sense but it comes down from silver Sea corporate. Generic it's not my fault response basically.. - spa staff that service is the water cart comes out and handles the top of every one of the glass drinking glasses before putting them upside down on the card, with no gloves of course... And then I watch them almost daily come with a glass full of cut limes for the tonic water, which they pull out with their ungloved fingers and put where they are supposed to go, All of course after grabbing the door handle to the spa that every single person grabs. You definitely get the vibe that they are excited COVID is over and they could go back to their old procedures/they learned nothing about germ process. I'll stop there because I don't want to rain any further on your excitement, but perhaps with this review, your expectations will be tempered a bit and maybe you will be happily surprised.. If anything I hope you appreciate the time I took because I know not as many folks sail these smaller lines. Hopefully you also complain about the spa water situation and they will remedy it.

Just got back from 9 days on the NCL pearl. Can confirm that in the paid thermal area there are still separate men's and women's wet areas on either side of the ship with a coed area in the middle. Men's side still has an awesome sauna, small but working steam, single person hot tub, and single person cold plunge. Super disappointed at the crowd in there though, lots of people in suits yammering away that don't have spa etiquette. I sat in the sauna and steam naked on a towel, but there we're only other two folks on ship following suit. There is a small two to three person steam room attached to the gym in the men's bathroom, that was not super frequented either. It's a shame because so many people go on Royal Caribbean and the food is so much worse than NCL, although the entertainment is better.

That's surprising. I have always found oceania service to be just the right amount of engagement. I want them to be there when I need them but I don't really need any warm and fuzzies from them. I do find that with any cruise line, the management and staff and vibe on individual ships can be better or worse.. I found the food better on riviera than insignia or nautica. Perhaps your expectations were too high as far as the food? That was probably part of our frustration traveling on silversea. They certainly have lots of marketing as far as how sophisticated their food is supposed to be etc, but fail in execution much of the time. What line have you found the best food in your experience?

The food and service are awesome though 👌