My Jewel cruise last year wasn't strictly speaking my first, although it was the first for over 20 years.
It was my TA really. He had places on a shakedown cruise for the then brand new Jewel and I jumped at the chance to be on a ship as a first passenger. My South America cruise was already booked by that time, and again I asked my TA to find me a small ship on an out of the way itinerary...and NCL Crown fitted the bill perfectly.
Now that Crown is transferring to Fred Olsen next year and the fact I have 3 cruises booked with Olsen already, due to my love of small ships and unusual itineraries, I am staying with Olsen in the future
