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Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Adventure of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 25, 2015

Ship: Adventure of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8457

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

This was my first cruise and I was very excited because I heard so many great reviews about Royal Caribbean ship & food selection.  Unfortunately, I was very disappointed with 2 things in particular, the rooms and the food.  I am not not at all a picky eater, but I could not stomach most of it.  Almost everything was disguisting. Dinner was better than the buffet, but still mediocore (my waitor and server were great though).  I actually lost weight on the trip because of this. I waited everyday to eat on the islands. The ship was absolutely beautiful, I just wish the rooms matched everything else.  It was extremely small, gloomy, and outdated.  I felt like I was stepping into a dirty motel.  Maybe this is intentional so ppl won't stay in them. IDK.  The islands were beautiful and I loved waking up to a new place everyday and if you decided to stay on the ship, there is always something scheduled to do (which I loved). The kids program seemed to be ok, I wish they would let the young children out of the playroom and into the kiddy pool area, but I guess there may not be enough staff to ensure the safety of every child that may attend.  Next time I cruise I will have to get a much bigger cabin with a window and I pray the food will be better.  

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Ship tip

I was very disappointed with the lack of flavor & the excessive amount of oil used with just about every fried buffet item. Most of the workers were amazing and the ship was gorgeous, minus the rooms. I would like the 4 yrs old to have field trips so they can leave the center and explore.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

rosemetal2    9 years ago

try eating your food well done you might not have that problem

rosemetal2    9 years ago

royal Caribbean top of the line for cruises don't let anyone tell you different been on 21 cruises going again October 2015

VenyBelle    9 years ago

That's what I heard, but when the food is bad and you are limited on what is edible you have no other choice. :(

linda1974    9 years ago

I always gain weight on vacation, so at least, so that would be crazy to actually lose weight!

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