Great Ports, Everything else - not so great

Item: Adventure of the Seas
Rating: 2
Author: Brant

Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Brant

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 18, 2017

Ship: Adventure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6342

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Our room was old, dated, stained, and generally not what we expected when we booked with Royal Caribbean. The bed was hard as rock (some might enjoy this..). The staff was friendly and polite, but disorganized and the beverage package was a joke. We loved the ports and would highly recommend Antigua and St Lucia!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

The cabin is in dire need of an update or refresh. From mold in the shower vent, discolored caulking, scratched / peeling fixtures, stained carpet, and 90's motel decor, it was an overall disappointment.

Ship tip

Make sure you get any drinks or ice cream you want from the machines in / near the Windjammer before 9pm ship time - because they CLOSE THEM DOWN!

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

3 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

3 out of 5

9 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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Jules15 7 years ago

What about the refurb? Is this not happening?

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trflowers 7 years ago

Ugh :(. Thanks deboftheseas. We've sailed Oasis, Allure and Freedom. I'm beginning to regret booking on this ship based on what I've read so far about the cabins...

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dragonfly2 7 years ago

I believe everyone is referring to cabin conditions after refurbishment. The majority of the cabins were not updated and really need it badly.

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trflowers 7 years ago

To those talking about the cabins not being up to par, were your sailings prior to the refurbishment? I think refirb was completed last month (February).

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deboftheseas 7 years ago

our room Balcony 8576 was a disgrace, dirty, smelly and worn out carpet, bedding and curtains. public areas were okay. worst cabin we've ever had I know about the hurricane affecting the drydock plans, but they need to pull her out of service and finish the cabins

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skairjordon 7 years ago

our bed was hard as well, but we told our room attendant and it was fixed before the second night. they have mattress pads. if you have any problems you actually have to talk to someone, they can not read your mind. I also got the beverage package and had no problems, I had a drink when I wanted one ( they use fountain pop, so I just ordered a can and mix). we had a great vacation, the food was wonderful (better than carnival). however carnival does have better entertainment.

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dsloyan 7 years ago

What room did you stay in?

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Patrick4 7 years ago

through all my rc cruises, never had a hard bed. How was beverage package a joke?

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