Bahamas Cruise

Item: Adventure of the Seas
Rating: 4.4
Author: wilsonsworld

Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

wilsonsworld

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

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7 Night Bahamas (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 11, 2018

Ship: Adventure of the Seas

Cabin number: 6244

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I did not know that the ships new policy is if one person buys a premium drink package everyone in the room must buy the same premium drink package. I am a recovering alcoholic and can not be tempted with unlimited alcohol, I did not get a note from my doctor and therefore it was a stress factor having to explain myself and beg and pled with staff until they agreed not to make me purchase same drink package as my daughter and her friend. Highly unjust for non drinkers in group.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Waiters excellent, I asked two different peope at guest services about friends of BW and they didnt know about it, finally the third person I asked said their were meetings after two others told me otherwise.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

If you wish to find out about activities that arent announced or listed on the Cruise Compass they are on posted in the library. Deck 7.

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Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

4 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

11 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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QiQi 6 years ago

There is an exception form to fill out, or you can call Before your cruise to be excused for health, recovery, religion etc.

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magpeg 6 years ago

They could have not purchased the drink package.

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stephbrwn 6 years ago

I am 21 so I bought the deluxe but my boyfriend is only 20 so he cannot drink. All we had to do was call the help line and explain it to them and the guy on the phone helped us set it up. He was very nice and very helpful and didn’t make us sign up for anything we didn’t want.

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jeepgirl2017 6 years ago

I was told if my husband got the drink package I had to get deluxe package for $26.99 no alcohol drinks in that but now we have 2 conjoined rooms and I can just get soda package and he can get drink package

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Great

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ljh180 6 years ago

RC does make an exception to the rule. However, they do require the person not getting the alcohol package to get the refreshment package. It can't be done online though, you need to call them.

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maryred 6 years ago

All adults purchasing the same cabin having to purchase the adult beverage package is becoming a industry standard. Be glad you were not on NCL which apparently is now requiring all passengers to get the same level, though age appropriate type, drink packages for the entire booking regardless of how many cabins the family/group is split between.

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mpanky 6 years ago

If you call and explain your situation prior to departure RCCL will help you out. They have in my case with no doctor's note.

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ladymadonna3 6 years ago

So yea for further reference you can call in advance and they can usually help without even a dr's note, although it's always great to have. My uncle no longer drinks and my aunt does and he's fine with being around it but completely not fair he or anyone who doesn't drink should have to purchase. Many people don't drink due to religious reasons, health reasons and so they shouldn't make it so freaking difficult on those people. I can't imagine how degrading this must of been.

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DerekMire 6 years ago

That's to stop one person from buying it and everybody drinks

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