Room 8668 Family Room Jewel of the Seas

This is the hall leading to Suite 8668, a two bedroom suite on Jewel of the Seas. 8668 is on the aft end of the ship and a LONG ways from most everything. There are only two stairwells, so we had to get to the center of the ship to go back to the eating areas, and all the way to the front for the Theater.

The concierge suite is on 10, two decks above us, at the center of the ship. The Theater two decks below, dining room four decks below, Windjamer 3 above. In some ways it was convenient, but if one had any trouble walking or climbing stairs, it might not be a good choice.

When you enter the room the first thing you will see is an empty shelf with a spotlight. The shelf should have some kind of ornamentation, like maybe flowers. When we arrived it did not, so it looked rather forlorn, especially considering the cost of the suite. Some flowers were sent as an apology for a mishap with our dining table, so we used it here.

. The smaller of the two bathrooms is located to the immediate right of the shelf.

The shower stall is on the left. Very small but adequate for one human being. I wouldn't say it is a big enough bathroom to support a second couple room with you. But it is handy as a second bathroom for guests or kids.

Turning the corner after the small entry way affords you this view of the living area of the suite. Lots of cupboard space, a main closet and smallish sofa and one lounge chair.

We turned the one lounge chair with footstool so that it looked at the tv and the small porthole with the curtain that invariably fell down every night. I'm not sure the porthole added much. It would have been better in the Master Bedroom, which has no exterior light at all. The coffee pot is to the side without access to a plug. If you want to make your own coffee (almost unheard of on a cruise) you will have to move it.

The sofa is big enough for two people, or maybe three very little people. All in all there is room for 3 people in the living area in a room that is supposed to hold 6 to 8 people. I guess you could include the two chairs at the small dining table. It still seems a little inadequate if you have a crowd, and if you don't it's just awkward.

The Master Bedroom - I liked the fact that both bedrooms, the master bath, and the living area had their own thermostats. Even with just the two of us, we tolerate different levels of cold depending... so it was handy. I found the bed comfortable, not luxurious. The small end tables, cupboards and desk were adequate for one person.

The desk, tv and closet in the Master Bedroom.

Master Bath tub and sink

Master Bath II. More than adequate for one or two people. Again if you are staying with other adults it would be difficult to fit all of their stuff in the tiny bathroom off the living room area.

The Second Bedroom. The beds can be separated into twins of course, and there are two beds that can be lowered from the ceiling for a bunk room effect. Maybe it's a good party suite. At any rate it made a very nice office for me. 2nd desk for my computer, closet for my clothes, drawers for clothes and shelves for drugs (prescription of course) and other miscellaneous items that come with being a girl.

The Balcony... along with the living area may have been the biggest disappointment at first. We expected a wrap around with a lot more space. There is a table, 3 chairs and a lounge chair but kindof crammed into a shallow balcony.

There IS a wrap around but you need to be somewhat of a contortionist to take advantage of it. We used it occassionally to see what we could see off the starboard ? side of the ship.

But still and all, there it is, the magnificent Atlantic. Our window to outdoors. A beautiful place to gaze at the moon and the stars, watch the sun rise, gaze in wonder at white caps as the waves tossed us around...the place where I first spyed Venus and Jupiter. By the end of the voyage I was liking our odd little suite. It really isn't all that little, and it has some real conveniences that we used to our advantage. I prefer the owners suite when it comes to looking at the sea. The 'penthouse' actually costs less. Terry is doing his own video commentary and I'll put a link to it here. It will be interesting to see what he has to say. He was a little upset when he first saw it, but I think it grew on him too.