Slightly Above Average

Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 270

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Adventure of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 06, 2017

Ship: Adventure of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 3015

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Overall the embark & debark processes as well as moving people on & off for ports-of-call went very smoothly.  The food was average, nothing exciting.  The ship was clean, the staff respectful, the comedians were excellent, the bed was comfortable.  Had to ask for a refrigerator or wouldn't have had one, no ice/pitcher provided in the room, no mints at night, extremely loud overall in all public rooms.  The bands were good but were positioned in a crowded corner in Boleros or on the noisy crowded promenade.  Those of us who love to dance only had the small, round, marble-hard, crowded, noisy little dance floor.  They had a great wooden dance floor in the Imperial Lounge but chose not to use it except for one band concert with music unsuitable for dancing.  On the one night a good band was scheduled for that lounge, it was cancelled without notice and a private event was held.  If we'd wanted to enter, it would have cost an additional $150 per person. Disappointed & aggravated. 

Beverages in the Buffet were pretty much limited to water, lemonade, tea, coffee (juice at breakfast).  Drinks and Internet were very expensive.  Wish they would include gratuities in the original cruise cost.  Several of us felt this was more like a Carnival Cruise than other previous Royal Caribbeans cruises.  There was a sense of 'pay more, get less'.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Please offer somewhere couples can dance together not on a hard crowded noisy floor. Blasting background music in each area only adds to the noise of people trying to talk over it.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Two great comedians

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Ask for a refrigerator ahead of time if you want/need it. I needed one for meds. Don't know why they wouldn't be in the rooms anyway since there is room for that.

Ship tip

This was an extremely loud, noisy ship. Maybe it was just this particular group of passengers, but it was a relief to get in an elevator for a few moments of quiet! Perhaps they need to add some type of sound abatement?

Ports of call

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
Tour and Plaza Beach Resort with lunch was an excellent tour.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Ship didn't offer the Ostrich Farm, so we took a local tour to it, the Hato Caves, and Aloe-Vera Plantation. It was wonderful! See Island Experience for that or other tours. Great folks.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
We went off on our own since we'd been there many times and had done all the touristy things that interested us. It's a lovely island.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
We'd been here many times before also and went off on our own. Many things to do of interest to most.
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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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