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Norwegian Jewel

Courtyard villas bring a brand new style of accommodation

When the Norwegian Jewel arrived in August 2005 she introduced a brand new style of accommodation - courtyard villas.

The villas on the 92,000-ton superliner have private courtyard and sundeck, and guests also have a concierge lounge for added privacy, with
dedicated butlers offering continental breakfast, refreshments all day and canapes and drinks before dinner.

She features all the great attributes of her sisters including their speed, number of restaurants and family-friendly accommodations.

A dazzling line-up of dining options

Norwegian Jewel features ten restaurants including passenger favourites such as Cagney’s Steak House, Blue Lagoon and NCL’s signature restaurant, Le Bistro. In addition, she will also feature

Tango’s - a contemporary, brightly coloured restaurant to compliment the hot and spicy Latin/Tapas fare. The interior will be decorated with colorful ceramics and mosaics and the carpet will be inspired by the steps of the Tango

Chin Chin - The decor of this Asian restaurant is inspired by the traditional female costumes and dances of the Far East. Tibetan flags will flutter along the railing next to the traditionally carved entrance

Tsar’s Palace - This main restaurant is inspired by the grandeur of the palaces of St Petersburg and the era of Russian Tsars. White and gold ceilings, green marbled pillars and 24-carat gold-coated chandeliers will adorn this very detailed room. The balustrades around the restaurant are inspired by Faberge eggs

Azura - This main restaurant is inspired by today’s modern boutique hotel designs. The clean-lined, rich timber room will combine blues and purples with orange accents. The signature of this room will be the interpretations of pop art rendered in backlit glass that glow and set the mood for intimate dining

Mama’s Italian Kitchen - This dedicated Italian restaurant will resemble a village Trattoria with a long wooden table running through the center of the room to create the feel of a traditional farmhouse kitchen

The ship also includes a new concept for NCL - “Bar Central” - featuring a martini bar, a champagne and wine bar, and a beer and whisky pub all connected but with three distinct personalities. Shakers Martini and Cocktail Bar is a Sixties-inspired lounge decorated with silhouettes and artwork reflecting the jet set dressed for the cocktail hour. Magnum’s Champagne and Wine Bar, a French art deco inspired bar, will replicate the feel of 1920’s Paris and the grand old cruise liner, the Normandie, while the back bar will have a champagne-like bubbling, backlit water display.

The third venue in Bar Central is Maltings Beer and Whiskey Pub, a contemporary bar with low seating and tables along with mood lighting that compliments the backlit artwork themed around whiskey and beer production.

In addition to Bar Central, Norwegian Jewel features the Sky High Bar, a beer garden designed to resemble a hot air balloon with sandbags, ropes and a rattan front, and “Fyzz” Cabaret Lounge, inspired by all things spherical and out of space, featuring three private Karaoke rooms.

Gold-Standard accommodations

Norwegian Jewel offers an extensive choice of cabins. In fact, while Norwegian Jewel is modelled after Norwegian Star and Norwegian Dawn, NCL has increased the number of cabins from 1112 on Norwegian Dawn to 1188 on Norwegian Jewel, including the addition of ten penthouse suites sharing a private courtyard, complete with swimming pool, Jacuzzi and a small gym.

These suites also share a private sundeck with large two-person sun beds and hammocks. Positioned high atop the vessel, these suites tout sweeping views of the ocean and an impressive assortment of amenities usually found only at five-star land-based resorts.

She also boasts NCL’s latest standards in cabins, with rich cherry wood finishing, refrigerators, tea and coffee makers in every room, and a much larger bathroom unit than other ships, containing separate WC, shower, and washstand compartments separated by sliding doors in the outside, balcony and suite cabins.

A large number of cabins (including suites and junior-suites) can interconnect to create a two, three, four or five-bedroom area suitable for small or large families.

Amenities that sparkle

Norwegian Jewel features the latest in relaxation and fitness at the contemporary South Pacific-themed Bora Bora Health Spa and Beauty Salon. Mandara Spa, the world’s leading operator of landside resort spas, will operate the spa, pampering NCL guests with an exotic menu of spa and beauty treatments combining the best of East and West.

There is an advanced Internet Cafe and Photo Gallery with kiosks to print photos from digital cameras as well as the latest laptops, which guests can rent to use around the ship. And there’s also NCL’s signature WiFi.

The Sports Deck contains a basketball, volleyball and tennis court, while the Body Waves Fitness Center boasts state-of-the-art cardiovascular workout equipment - each with its own TV - aerobic and yoga area with a sprung wooden floor, steam and sauna rooms, a jet-current exercise pool, an indoor lap pool, whirlpool and hydrotherapy pool.

The ship is particularly family-friendly and features the Splashdown Kids Club and Sapphire Kids Pool, a brightly colored facility for children designed with a cute and friendly tropical sea creature theme as well as the Underground Teens Club.

Vital statistics

Operated by Norwegian Cruise Line
Built by Meyer Werft, Germany
Registered: Panama
Entered service: August 2005
Gross tonnage: 93,502 tons
Passengers: 2,376
Passenger decks: 12
Lifts: 9
Crew: 1,010
Cabins: 1,188 including

• 783 outside
• 540 with balcony
• 405 inside
• 27 with wheelchair access

Length: 965ft
Width: 107ft
Draught: 27ft
Engines: diesel-electric

Facilities

Two main dining rooms (open seating), casino, three swimming pools (one inside), fitness centre, show lounge, theatre, library, cinema.