Adventure of the Seas: Repositioning cruise from San Juan - Bayonne, NJ: May 5-10, 2018
Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
5 Night Eastern Caribbean (San Juan To Cape Liberty)
Sail date: May 05, 2018
Ship: Adventure of the Seas
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 8620
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
Not the best cruise I've ever taken as you can judge from my comments, but it was still a nice getaway.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Windjammer Marketplace
Just one word of warning. Avoid the Windjammer whenever there's an emergency drill for the crew, which usually takes place when the ship is in port and the majority of the ships guests are ashore. When the drill starts, the majority of the crew must participate. This includes the waite and bar staff. I went to the Windjammer during the drill, there were no clean utensils or napkins available. Many of the food items were in need of restock. The head waiter was apologizing to guests as many of his workers had to leave the Windjammer to participate in the drill.
Onboard Activities
Casino Royale
Very different rules compared to land based casinos. Blackjack only paid 6-5 vs 3-2? The house edge is already kicking the players butt at 3-2, why change it to 6-5 and rub salt in the wound?? At craps, they called "no roll" if both dice did not touch the wall at the opposite end of the table!! This angered many players when a good number rolled, but only one dice bounced off the far wall, and nobody was paid!! On the flip side, there were several occasions where a shooter "7'd out", with only one dice reaching the wall, and the dealers tried to pick up the money instead of calling "no roll". We had to get the boxman to reverse the ruling each time!! When the players have to constantly watch the dealers and the box to follow their special rules, you get the feeling that you're playing in crooked game! Casino bar service the first two nights was horrible!! Waiters would simply walk around without saying a word. This changed by the third night after a number of guests complained and the service improved. Again, something else that should not have been necessary!!
Entertainment
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Leave your extension cords and surge strips at home. Mine was confiscated in San Juan. Some BS story about a voltage incompatibility. When I got off the ship and went to the room where one picks up prohibited items, there was a table full of surge protectors. Royal needs to do a better job about keeping guests informed about what's prohibited. The prohibited items list does include "extension cords". Would it take much effort to add Surge Strips?
Ports of call
Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey