Great service, crappy ship

Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5
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Adventure of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 28, 2017

Ship: Adventure of the Seas

Cabin number: 6576

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

10th cruise. First time cruising with Royal Caribbean, last time cruising with Royal Caribbean. Very disappointed with the ship. Booked a balcony cabin and could not believe how small it was. Barely room to move around the cabin and had to climb over bed. Overall was very disappointed with the ship appearance although. Only eat in the dining room as the food in the wind jammer Cafe was extremely subpar. I will waiter Mario was amazing and requested him every night. If it wasn't for the amazing service I would have demanded my money back.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Royal Caribbean offered complementary transportation from the airport to the ship. After standing in line for two hours with my 80-year-old mother and no timeframe as to when we would be transported to the ship we took a cab for $28 for four people and was on the ship in 20 minutes. Royal Caribbean's response what do you expect for free.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
It is clear Royal Caribbean has decreased the quality of their food in order to convince people to spend extra at their specialty restaurants. No wonder the new ship has 28 specialty restaurants on board.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
On board activities or expected nothing fantastic but nothing to complain about

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Great DJs and music

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Waiters were magnificent and always eager, room steward was always helpful. If it wasn't for the amazing service the cruise would have been a bust

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Common areas were clean and relatively well maintained although the ship needs and upgrade

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Cabin was filthy, mildewy, and if I was in a hotel I would have checked out . They had to shampoo our rug and steam clean our couch as it was filthy and state which meant us having to stay out of the cabin for half a day.

Ship tip

Don't book adventures of the sea it is badly in need of upgrades

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico Did not visit port

Hurricane Maria

Basseterre, St. Kitts

3 out of 5
Beautiful island and beaches

St. John's, Antigua

3 out of 5
Beautiful beaches and friendly people

Fort-De-France, Martinique

3 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

3 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Took the free transport back to the airport waited 45 minutes to get luggage off the truck Why doesn't well Caribbean rent buses that can accommodate luggage
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

lizziet    7 years ago

Cruise with MSC. We usually do Carnival.. don't expect to go back to Carnival. We have never done Royal

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