Firsttimecruiser2016 Posted August 25, 2017 #1 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Can everyone tell me anything they know about the Jade?? I have only been on RCL's Navigator and NCL's Breakaway so I'm not sure what to really expect. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted August 25, 2017 #2 Share Posted August 25, 2017 There is ALOT to tell about the Jade. I would start with reading some reviews in the review section. Also, scroll down the page here and folks put up mini reviews. The Jade is part of the Jewel class which include the GEM and Pearl. All great ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firsttimecruiser2016 Posted August 25, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted August 25, 2017 There is ALOT to tell about the Jade. I would start with reading some reviews in the review section. Also, scroll down the page here and folks put up mini reviews. The Jade is part of the Jewel class which include the GEM and Pearl. All great ships. I have been trying to find some reviews and my phone keeps messing up so I haven't found any. Would you be able to put a link on this thread so I can find it? Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting_Cruiser Posted August 25, 2017 #4 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I have been trying to find some reviews and my phone keeps messing up so I haven't found any. Would you be able to put a link on this thread so I can find it? Thanks!!! My first NCL cruise was on the Jade and it was a great cruise. For me, cruising is about the ports and getting to spend time reading and such so the Jade was great for me. :) Here are a few to get you started: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showt...1#post53494258 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2518133&highlight=jade%2Breview http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2428186&highlight=jade%2Breview And a couple of live reviews: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2526102&highlight=jade%2Breview http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2533445 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firsttimecruiser2016 Posted August 25, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted August 25, 2017 My first NCL cruise was on the Jade and it was a great cruise. For me, cruising is about the ports and getting to spend time reading and such so the Jade was great for me. :) Here are a few to get you started: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showt...1#post53494258 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2518133&highlight=jade%2Breview http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2428186&highlight=jade%2Breview And a couple of live reviews: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2526102&highlight=jade%2Breview http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2533445 Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelexplore3 Posted August 25, 2017 #6 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I can try to help you. Last time I was on the Jade was September 2010 we did a western med cruise. I will Be on the Jade again September 2017. So I'm excited to see her revamped! However we loved the Jade. The Jade is smaller than the breakaway as you said you've been on. I do like the medium sized ships which is what I classify the Jade as, "medium sized". It was fairly easy to navigate the ship after a day or 2 of wondering around. We stayed in a mini suite, which we are staying in a mini suite this time as well. I really liked the size of the mini suite and the bathroom size. We enjoyed all the food onboard, we did pay for La Cucina, and in 2010 they had an Asian fusion place but they no longer have that. We loved blue lagoon, but I believe this place is no longer as it has been updated and replaced and is called O'sheehans now. So we are looking forward to trying this out. Mdr food was good. We only ate at the buffet for breakfast and found we had better seating taking our trays to la cucina to sit and eat in there, the buffet is very very crowded for breakfast. Overall, we liked the ship, entertainment was hit or miss, the casino we went to 2-3 times and played slot machines and enjoyed that. It was just me, my husband and our son who was 10 at the time. This time next month when we cruise it will be the 3 of us again only now our son is 18 so there's no kids club for him to go to, he will hang with us for the cruise. However if you have kids, the kids clubs on ncl are very very good. My son loved the kids clubs. Hope this helps a bit. Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firsttimecruiser2016 Posted August 25, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I can try to help you. Last time I was on the Jade was September 2010 we did a western med cruise. I will Be on the Jade again September 2017. So I'm excited to see her revamped! However we loved the Jade. The Jade is smaller than the breakaway as you said you've been on. I do like the medium sized ships which is what I classify the Jade as, "medium sized". It was fairly easy to navigate the ship after a day or 2 of wondering around. We stayed in a mini suite, which we are staying in a mini suite this time as well. I really liked the size of the mini suite and the bathroom size. We enjoyed all the food onboard, we did pay for La Cucina, and in 2010 they had an Asian fusion place but they no longer have that. We loved blue lagoon, but I believe this place is no longer as it has been updated and replaced and is called O'sheehans now. So we are looking forward to trying this out. Mdr food was good. We only ate at the buffet for breakfast and found we had better seating taking our trays to la cucina to sit and eat in there, the buffet is very very crowded for breakfast. Overall, we liked the ship, entertainment was hit or miss, the casino we went to 2-3 times and played slot machines and enjoyed that. It was just me, my husband and our son who was 10 at the time. This time next month when we cruise it will be the 3 of us again only now our son is 18 so there's no kids club for him to go to, he will hang with us for the cruise. However if you have kids, the kids clubs on ncl are very very good. My son loved the kids clubs. Hope this helps a bit. Enjoy your cruise. Let me know how it is when you go next month!! Can't wait to hear about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelexplore3 Posted August 25, 2017 #8 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Will do. We leave September 3, 2017 out of Southampton. I'll be doing a trip report on here for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted August 25, 2017 #9 Share Posted August 25, 2017 in 2010 they had an Asian fusion place but they no longer have that. Yes they do. I was going to eat there tonight if we had got back earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted August 25, 2017 #10 Share Posted August 25, 2017 There is so much info on these boards about the Jade at the moment. As well as Bermudabounds excellent live report from a couple of weeks ago, there are two of us currently onboard who are reporting here and there have been a lot of other reports and photos of the alterations in the past couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting_Cruiser Posted August 25, 2017 #11 Share Posted August 25, 2017 there are two of us currently onboard who are reporting here Your live report is one of the links I included above, Keith. Thoroughly enjoying it since I'll be back on the Jade in 272 days. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelexplore3 Posted August 25, 2017 #12 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Yes they do. I was going to eat there tonight if we had got back earlier. Yes!!!!! I thought it was gone. We loved that place the food was so good. You'll have to let us know what you think in your trip report, I found your report and am following along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regguy Posted August 26, 2017 #13 Share Posted August 26, 2017 We've been on Jade twice -- Adriatic/Greece and Norway/Iceland/Scotland. She is right for us. Not a lot of bells and whistles, but big enough for interesting nooks and crannies. The size is very manageable. Not exactly intimate, but not massive. Public areas are nice. A bit understated, not luxurious. Not exactly super "classy" like some other cruises we've done but not dumpy or anything like that. I wouldn't like her on a heavy sea day cruise. I would get a little bored. But for a port intensive cruise, we found her just like Goldilocks did the porridge -- not too hot not too cold. Just right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinitytrees Posted August 26, 2017 #14 Share Posted August 26, 2017 We were on Jade in 2009 and just got off cruise on jade last week. Loved the updated Jade, loved decor around ship. You will have fab time. Also been on Epic and spirit, Jade is now my favourite but I didn't like it before as much as I do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firsttimecruiser2016 Posted September 19, 2017 Author #15 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Will do. We leave September 3, 2017 out of Southampton. I'll be doing a trip report on here for sure. How was your cruise?? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted September 19, 2017 #16 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I very much enjoyed the Jade- one of my most favorite cruises ever. She is absolutely perfect for a port intensive itinerary- not sure she's the best choice for a lazy Caribbean sail though as she is missing an adult only pool and decent thermal suite. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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