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Item: Adventure of the Seas
Rating: 4.7
Author: Jssonr67

Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Jssonr67

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 29, 2017

Ship: Adventure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1390

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The adventure of the seas is an older ship and it shows. If you hadn't told me it had just gone through a retrofit to modernize it I wouldn't have noticed (We hadn't been this ship before). Customer service on RC was MUCH better than our Norwegian cruise experience, but not up to Disney.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Lines were long and hot. Not well organized.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room service was fantastic.. Menu was uninspired and not varied. Buffet food was uniformly mediocre (better than Carnival, worse than Disney or Norwegian). The specialty restaurants were pretty good, although not as spectacular is Disney's Palo. Get the BOGO 2 night dinner package. And make reservations as soon as you get on board. Was a nice way to ease into the cruise.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

We didn't partake in much of the entertainment. (it didn't seem interesting).

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

For a ship that just finished a retrofit, there were signs of wear and aging.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Best cabin we have ever had. Wake view is clearly the best view.

Ship tip

The ship never seemed crowded. Lines for MOST things (including elevators) weren't bad.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

We love Old San Juan and Puerto Rico.

Thumbs Up 10

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Glass kayak and snorkel excursion. Kayaking was more strenuous than we'd prefer and the snorkeling wasn't great. if you are looking for good Kayaking, or good snorkeling, choose something different.

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Interesting city.

Thumbs Up 0

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

It's Aruba! Faster pace than the previous two islands. Gorgeous beaches.

Thumbs Up 3

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Our favorite island of the 4 we visited. Pinel island was amazing.