travel42 Cruise Ship Review: Royal Caribbean International Jewel of the Seas

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Introduction and History

This cruise liner is the fourth ship in RCI's successful Radiance class. It entered service in Europe in 2004. Bahamian-registered, it is 90,090 tons, and its class, with nicely rounded lines and good overall proportions, is sometimes considered the best-looking Royal Caribbean ships.

Although it is a large ship, it is smaller than the Voyager, Freedom and Oasis classes. It carries 2,191 passengers at double capacity. Officers are Scandinavian, and the int...