Overall was a very good time.

Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 30, 2016

Ship: Adventure of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7291

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This was our second time on this ship and itinerary (7 day Southern Caribbean from San Juan). Overall was a very good time. The dining room experience was great. The food was very good and the service was great. We always felt that we were being taken care of. Our cabin (inside-promenade view) was great. At first we were a little reluctant to book inside but we needed 2 connecting rooms and it worked out great for our party of four. The kids had their own room and bathroom all for less than an outside balcony room with us crammed in together. The ship is very nice and clean but a little bit dated. One complaint was the lack of any real structured programs for the 14-17 yr old kids. They basically were on their own on the ship. One other complaint was that the music at poolside the entire trip was Latino. I'm all for Latino music but the entire cruise? last complaint was the free cruise bingo giveaway was way too disorganized and they ran out of electronic boards for the overflow crowd.

Don't get me wrong, this was a fun time overall and I would recommend this itinerary and the Adventure of the Seas for sure.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

Great time in the main dining room

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Saw a show and can't remember the entertainers name but it was a great time. His Elvis and Frankie Valley songs were right on the money. Beyond that his voice during an Italian song was outstanding

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Really wish they had a more structured 14-17 program

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All staff with the exception of a few casino employees were friendly and helpful

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Nice size and we had a connecting stateroom that really gave us loads of room for 4. At great deal for the price. The cabin was always kept nice and clean

Ship tip

$49 Body fat analysis at the spa = 1 hour discussion of how the cleansing pills they sell will solve all your health problems........(SKIP IT)

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Stayed pre-trip at the Embassy Suites (don't recommend) not very clean/needs updating/location isn't the greatest. Stayed post-trip at Marriott Stellaris Casino(recommended) was clean/staff was very friendly/location is great with beach/fun time at bar and casino. Also, buy your duty free booze in the San Juan airport on your way home. Better deals than the ship or other ports

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

The dolphin encounter was very fun for the kids. The Kayaking and snorkel trip requires 2 things: (1) you better to be ready to paddle a kayak FAR!!! It's a long 2 mile kayak trip I loved it but my family wasn't happy. (2) you better be ready to flipper your way to a snorkel spot FAR!!!! from the beach. I brought my own equipment but they had everything you needed including flippers. I felt like I was swimming for ever though. Still a great time and the crew was great. Their little beach buffet afterwards was interesting and a tasty treat of local fruit and cake.

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St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Finally anchored at a different port that was modern and clean. Last cruise was horrible in port.

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Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Have fun on the beach getaway but keep your stuff close and don't be distracted by the roving beach vendors . Jet ski rentals at the restaurant desk instead of the beach vendors are your best bet. Be prepared to walk like a half mile down the beach to where they launch them though.

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7 Comments

angelakinkead 8 years ago

Was on the allure no steel drums on it @halfhand

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charleelee 8 years ago

Would have loved someone reggae or calypso music. Neither of my two most recent cruises had either. Shame :(.

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cousineddy 8 years ago

My wife and I have been cruising since 1992 and one of the things we loved was the steel drum music up on the pool deck. Haven't seen that lately. We were on the Adventure last year and the music was pretty good, (reggae and some latin) but we miss the steel drum sound. Going on Oasis in 32 days. Does anyone know if there is a steel drum band on board?

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charleelee 8 years ago

I agree with you on the music. They had the music in the disco too. I think it was one mix tape that they kept repeating. I didn't have any kids in my group, but I did find a separate daily itinerary for kids only near the concierge desk on my departure day. They had a few activities for teens each day.

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HalfHand 8 years ago

We are going in October, expected a lot of Latin music on this trip considering its departure port. That being said, we've found even trips out of Florida have started being more Latin and club oriented music instead of caribbean/steel drum oriented. We don't mind really, but it is a Caribbean cruise.

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kloven 8 years ago

my daughter stayed in an inside promenade and it was great , not as closed in as regular inside.

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angelakinkead 8 years ago

I have looked at this cruise im from uk and is quite pricey have been on the adventure b4 and loved it

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