Jan. 9th 2016 sailing of Adventure of the Seas

Item: Adventure of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: SherryNickols

Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

SherryNickols

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 09, 2016

Ship: Adventure of the Seas

Cabin number: 7566

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We have been on over 30 cruises and mostly Royal Caribbean, but many other lines as well. Adventure is a great ship; it is going into rehab later this spring to install a Flow Rider which will make this a GREAT ship! The ship is well maintained and the crew is excellent! I would say the food was a lesser quality than other times we have cruised, but not enough to make a matter over. The boarding process was long and arduous because the week before we sailed they had mass rotovirus outbreak and they took the time and care to do a deep sanitation of the ship, which we were grateful as there were NO signs of any illness on board. But, after that boarding wait, as things as usual for Royal Carib! Easy on and easy off when in ports. The Ice show was FANTASTIC!!!! Do not miss this! The other shows were lesser quality than we have had in the past; who knows why? But, the casino was fine; except, they allow smokers so for us non smokers, it is blah! IF you are a smoker, you will like this ship; lots of places to smoke! Loved the big screen at the pool and the musicians on board were great!!!! So overall; this cruise gets a VERY GOOD!!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Ice show was PRIMO; but others were not up to the RCCL excellence. Especially, the RCCL singers and dancers were below what we have come to expect.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Balcony! It was fine.

Ship tip

Make sure you go to the Promenade and get the pizza and sandwiches; best kept secret on the ship!!!!! Plus the frozen yogurts at the pool are delicious!

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Go to the El San Juan for breakfast and dinner at Princesa Gastrobar in Old San Juan.

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Take a tour of St. Thomas and then take the ferry to St. John and go to Trunk Bay; you will never regret it! BEAUTIFUL!

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

5 out of 5

Either go to the Buccaneer or Hotel on the Cay; both are great day trips.

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St. John's, Antigua

3 out of 5

Go to Half Moon Bay; breathtaking beauty; sad to see the beach eroded and run down with restaurants closed and dirty beach at Long Bay.

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Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Most definitely take the boat/land tour with Spencer Ambrose!!!!! He is by far the best and the best time and the best price! It will be your fav of the whole trip!

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St. George's, Grenada

1 out of 5

Take the Lazy River tour; we did not, but heard it was by far the only thing to do on Grenada. WE have been twice now and neither time was good. Grenada needs training on how to handle the tourists; it is a bit out of hand aggressive.

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17 Comments

linda2848 8 years ago

Hi! My husband and I will be first time cruisers with RC. We have been reading many of the reviews and most of them are positive. We would like to know if the ship has Wifi, and if so tell us about it. Thank you.

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Peaches995 8 years ago

Thanks for that info on drink packages Patrick, I always thought we both had to buy the package . I dont drink much but the husband does, we might try just getting him the package and I'll just get a few off him. We sail on Adventure in 2 weeks. Getting excited!

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Patrick4 8 years ago

if you do soda, I would say yes...the souvenir cups are nice. My wife barely drinks but I was able to buy just for me and as long as we were smart, she had a drink or two a day from me :-)

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smitty121678 8 years ago

Patrick4 What do u mean by one person in your room should get the drink package? Both of us will be drinking in our room, don't both of us need to buy the drink package

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littlescraper 8 years ago

Great advice Patrick 4 I wanted to add, mark your suitcase really well. There's a lot of bags in the terminal leaving the ship. Have heard for $20 they will get your luggage to your final airport. If you can fly 1 day early you don't worry about weather delays . And who doesn't enjoy another day in the sun. ! HAPPY CRUISING.

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Patrick4 8 years ago

it is absolutely the most relaxing vacation you can take. You have nothing to worry about at all. We go off for excursions but book with rc because it is safer and they must get you back to the ship in time. Food is awesome, don't believe anyone that says different. Shows are great! I don't notice the ship moving unless they are going really fast or you go through a storm. Only way to vacation, have fun. Two tips, if you will drink alcohol, have one person in the room buy the drink package. If no alcohol, buy water and soda package. Also, take an empty suitcase for souvenirs and shopping! :-)

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robocobb 8 years ago

We've been married 31 years and in 4 weeks we will be doing our first cruise. I'm a bit anxious:/ we've travelled to Maui, Oahu , Kauai, Maine etc.... But I never thought I would like a cruise, I hope I'm wrong and that we will enjoy. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you

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Patrick4 8 years ago

yes, October! They won't confirm but many have posted and if you try to book in October, there are black outs for weeks so it is obvious. I sail in July lol

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irishrabbit 8 years ago

Thinking of booking the Adventure for Dec. We've sailed the Enchantment & Serenade with RCCL previously, along with numerous cruises on Princess, Celebrity & Disney. Sailed the Liberty (Carnival ) last month, and HATED it! Is it confirmed that the Adventure is going into drydock for upgrades?

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littlescraper 8 years ago

imom711 NO doubt In my mind you and the girls will have a blast on Adventure. Your right the cruise is what you make it ! Every ship In RC's feet has something special that makes it unique. You mentioned that you have a lot of celebrating this trip. We like to cruise as a group to . Lately we have gotten tee shirts . Kinda fun to wear one time on your cruise. And a cool keepsake .ENJOY !

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imom711 8 years ago

Thanks again for all the kind & great advice. I'm sure we will have a great time because it is what you make of it ! I have looked more at reviews & it is going to be fine . It's just 7 girls laughing , creating memories , enjoying blue sky & blue water how can it not be great !!

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PotchyGirl 8 years ago

I sailed on Adventure on 1/9, it was my 1st cruise ever and I was nervous as I too had read mixed reviews of the ship. I was however WOWED! Loved the ship and the crew really make you feel special and appreciated. Food was enjoyable... If I ordered something I didn't care for, my waiter was quick to remedy it with something new. Food in Island Grill and Windjammer was okay too. Great trip!

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Patrick4 8 years ago

we are midwest people too. Only done 5 in 15 years but all rc. If you look at cruise ratings for oasis and allure, newer ships and biggest in the world, great ratings. if you look at newly refurbished Freedom, good overall ratings. It's human nature to complain rather than compliment so a ship that most know is being refurbished in October is naturally getting knocked a bit. If you take several minutes and scroll, you will see most reviews for Adventure are great. Like most things in life, it's mindset and what you make of it unless something out of the blue happens. Have a great time!

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imom711 8 years ago

You must cruise a lot ... Thanks for you kind words .. Hope it won't let us down especially since I told everyone how amazing & fun RC is . I'm sure we will make our own fun and memories even if it isn't up to the standards I'm use to on RC, just wanted to turn my other friends into RC cruiser's .

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Patrick4 8 years ago

it's really not getting bad reviews when compared to all ships in the fleet and other cruise lines. I'm not worried a bit...rc hasn't done us wrong yet. The newer ships or just refurbished ships get high marks, it's just human nature.

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imom711 8 years ago

It's been getting such bad reviews I'm very nervous of what they will think . We are coming from mid west which means this trip isnt inexpensive and we are celebrating several different occasion .

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imom711 8 years ago

Sherry Thank you so much for the review of adventure . I'm going end of Feb with 7 other girls 5 of them never been on Royal - 2 of them never been on a cruise - 3 of them have gone on carnival . I've been on 5 RC cruises

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