Spring break cruise with family and friends

Item: Adventure of the Seas
Rating: 3.9
Author: kathyimbler

Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

kathyimbler

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 63

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 16, 2019

Ship: Adventure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8530

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We enjoyed our cruise in part because it was our first balcony cabin. Our daughters had an inside cabin overlooking the promenade which was better than a regular inside cabin. I enjoy an itinerary with more ports, but we knew this ahead of time. We felt like the food was actually better on Carnival cruises that we’ve been on lately. Our group did enjoy the extra activities such as the slides, flow rider, etc. we also enjoyed a quiet bar on a higher deck. We liked the onboard app that Carnival had verses Royal C. Very good cruise director and assistant and the shopping contact Neil was very personable. There was a lot of soliciting for good reviews which was rather annoying. Overall we had a good cruise and they handled the 3000 plus passengers efficiently.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Quick and organized embarkation

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The buffet areas could be quite crowded during busy hours. The staff would make announcements for people to clear out so others could find a table. We did not try the specialty restaurants. We thought that the main dining room food was average.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Slides, rock-climbing wall, art auctions we enjoyed. My daughter liked the flow-rider but expect lines. Also used the fitness center which was comparable to other ships.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

All ages in our group loved the piano man. We enjoyed the comedy acts and wish there had been more. The St Patrick’s day events, shows were good and we liked the am show with the cruise directors. Art auction was enjoyable.

Children's Programs

Our 17 year old did not sign up

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

It was hard to communicate with our steward as his English was not very good.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The areas were kept clean considering the amount of passengers.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Size and comfort was fine. We enjoyed having a balcony.

Ship tip

We were not pleased with the wi-fi packages. When sailing with Carnival, we were able to use the free application to stay in touch with other friends on board. Wish Royal had this option.

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