Great experience, not so great food

Item: Adventure of the Seas
Rating: 3.5
Author: amcclaintx2019

Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

amcclaintx2019

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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4 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 14, 2022

Ship: Adventure of the Seas

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Good experience overall but I felt some of the activities during the day were lacking and there were large periods of time when nothing was going on. I would likely not sail in this ship again but would try a larger ship to compare.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We had an 11:30am arrival time. We were in the ship within 15 minutes of arrival at the port.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The pizza at the promenade was the best thing we ate all week. The dining room evening food was very bland. Many nights the appetizers were almost all seafood based which I don’t care for. The desserts in the main dining room were delicious and breakfast was good. The Buffett seems to be hit or miss. We tried the buffet 3 times. Only one time was the food good. Mac and cheese which should be a pretty generic item was different all three times we tried it and only once did it taste like there was cheese in it. Cakes in the Buffett were always dried out. It was actually confusing how dry they were.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

It was great to have the Solarium area to relax. There were plenty of chairs.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

Did not use children's programs

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Every staff member on the ship was amazing!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The elevators were so frustrating. They constantly were out of service and very slow!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Standard ocean view room. Great size and layout. Good closest space. Good location with very little noise or ship movement.

Ship tip

Starbucks drinks are included in the Deluxe Beverage Package. Make reservations for My Time Dining before you board.

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Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

1 out of 5

We went to Paradise Beach Club. Taxi from the port was $17 each way. On the way back to the port the Taxi driver dropped us off a cross the street from the port which was very uncomfortable but I did not feel comfortable arguing. We had asked to be taken back to the International Pier specifically. We have never had a taxi do this before.

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