Year 5, Day 89, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 7/28/2025 DAY 12 of 29 day Florida, Caribbean, SeaWorld and Disney World trip. – Day 4 of 3 night Perfect Day Getaway Cruise on Jewel of the seas and Day 1 of 4 night Bahamas and Perfect Day Cruise on Jewel of the Seas. It is a back to back day.
The Jewel of the Seas gives little packages of freshly made cookies. Everyone receives them as they leave the Windjammer buffet breakfast on departure day. That is such a sweet touch. I have never seen that before.
This was the first 3 day cruise we have ever done. The next one is 4 nights. We packed up in the morning to change rooms. We are leaving balcony stateroom7600 on the starboard side and moving to balcony stateroom 7092 on the port side. The stateroom attendant came by at 8am to move our luggage. We have to meet up at 9pm in the deck 5 main dining room. We need to check out, go through customs, and check back in. Some back to backs we have gotten off the ship walked through customs and walked back on. Others we stayed on and customs came on board and did it. We did a little exercise this morning. We walked on deck 12. Then, we headed to the main dining room on deck 5. There they placed a smiley face sticker on our room key.
We sat at tables waiting for everyone to gather and the ship to be cleared. There were four men near me. If I hear fxxking one more time, I am going to scream at them. At 9:15 am we went as a group, we checked off the ship and walked into the terminal.
We sat for about 10 minutes. They provided new room keys. We then walked through customs facial recognition and back on the ship. So we are officially on the next cruise. Back to back was easy and quick. We walked off ship through facial recognition and back on. We would have gone somewhere off the ship for the day. However, we are in Port Everglades. The thought of going through the security check point made it easier to just stay on the ship. By 9:30am I am doing a video of deck 5.
Back to back days are really a wasted day. We walked around the ship exploring inside and outside.
Look our car is winking at us from the parking garage. She is patiently waiting for our return.
Our new balcony room 7092 is larger, brighter, and cleaner than our last room.
We ate lunch outside in the back of the Windjammer. One of the best features of the Radiance class ships is this outside dining area.
I found out this afternoon why the casino doesn’t smell like smoke. They announce no one can smoke in it while it is closed or in the smoke-free section. Smoking is also prohibited if not playing a game. Had some afternoon time in the Crown Lounge looking at the main pool.
We departed Port Everglades at 4pm. Port Everglades is situated on the Intracoastal Waterway. It is nice to be outside as we slowly make our way to the Atlantic Ocean.
Viewing the evening entertainment in the Centrum from outside near our seventh deck room.
Six days and we are on MSC Seashore. Less than three months we are in Greece.
Jewel of the seas 3 night Perfect Day Getaway Review
Balcony room 7600
- Cleaned everyday and bed made
- We received robes and upgraded amenities for being diamond plus
- Great stateroom attendant
- The one cabinet next to the mirror no longer had a door. A mirror was glued over the opening.
- Very loud in the evenings until 11pm
- Comfortable bed
Food
- Dining room food was not as good as Adventure of the Seas Chicken Parm was not good at all and was excellent on Adventure
Excellent servers
- Windjammer Buffet breakfast was good.
- Bacon was super greasy
- Hamburgers were excellent in the Windjammer
Casino
- Very crowded and super tight.
- Wasn’t Smoky
Next cruise
- Was excellent and they even gave us a bottle of Champagne
Crown Lounge
- Very nice
- Good coffee
Ports
- CocoCay was super crowded
- Food was good
- Jelly Fish in water
Ship was clean
Crew was pleasant
Easy Embarkation onto ship
Port Everglades
- Getting into Port Everglades not so easy. You provide passports and boarding pass in your car at the gate to be allowed into the port area.
Back to back
- Back to back was easy and quick. We walked off ship through facial recognition and back on. We would have gone somewhere off the ship for the day. However, because it was Port Everglades and the security, it was just easier to stay on the ship.
Final thoughts
- This is our first three day cruise. It was fun and if you enjoy a nice beach day with lots of people you will love it. I personally am into a little more from a cruise, but we have cruised a lot. This is a perfect cruise for a friends getaway. For a family I would go with a larger ship that has more activities that are free.
Cruise Compass day 1 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking.
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