Not a great adventure on the Adventure

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

Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review

CaBaDavis

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

5 Night Bermuda (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 18, 2022

Ship: Adventure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8536

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We love cruising. We love everything about cruising. This was our 10th cruise, 4th cruise line, 6th ship. We had no issues with the ship. It was just absolutely absolutely overcrowded at capacity. I don't see how covid had anything to do with this except for long lines for food. Pool deck absolutely unacceptable. Could not find seating together and we were just 3 people. The ship should not hold close to 4000 people; maybe 2000 and that would be amazing.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy in Bayonne except parking sucks for us on adventure now. Quick on and off. Very efficient.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

MDR menus were so, so bad; so boring, bland, repetitive, this is not what I expect when cruising RCCL. Thank g*d we had early seating, My Time and late seating waited in unbelievable lines WITH reservations! Lines out doors, down hallways. That should never happen! Our servers Jose and Enrique and Maitre D Dragos were excellent. Windjammer HORRIBLE quality and selection of food, only one line ever allowed to enter, so unbelievable lines out doors, down halls and onto pool deck!!! Not good!! Why only one small pizza venue for 3000 starving people from 330pm to dinner? Makes no sense. Soft serve Ice cream only open from 11am to 6pm and again ONE server even though 2 machines, unbelievable lines, 700 kids in board, you do the math.

Windjammer Marketplace

2 out of 5

UNBELIEVABLE lines! Why??? Open more doors and allow more than one line. Food sub par, again, not what I expect when cruising. This isn't summer camp. Forget about servers getting you drinks if you have package, better just to go to bar.

Pool Bar

4 out of 5

Very friendly servers. Didn't have any issues with any staff. Not too long a wait either

Cafe Promenade

3 out of 5

Great food and pizza HORRIBLE lines and wait times

Main Dining Room

2 out of 5

Very bad experience menu wise. Very boring and repetitive menu for a 5 night. Desserts seemed poor quality ingredients and too sugary. Not real chocolate or cream used in most desserts. Mississippi mud pie big let down, like cool whip/ jello recipe. Boo. Pavlova very good. Key lime too sugary. Not good recipes sadly.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Swimming Pools

2 out of 5

I can't say, couldn't get close enough to a pool. My hot tub loving daughter couldn't even get in one, she's 19, so she could get in any in solarium too. Way too many bodies for this size ship.

Center Ice Rink

5 out of 5

You have to catch the use show, it's the highlight of the trip

Solarium

3 out of 5

Way too crowded! Get there to hog your chair early or forget it! Go and Anthem if you want to enjoy Solarium.

RC Online

2 out of 5

VOOM is the WORST! We kept getting kicked off. Ridiculous that we're paying for horrible connection.

Gift Shop

3 out of 5

No sweatshirts or hoodies unfortunately. Great $10 deals

Whirlpools

2 out of 5

Couldn't ever get in, human soup. Very disappointing. This ship was way too crowded.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

They were okay, ice show was fabulous. Magician not my thing. Can't stop the rock was great!

Studio B

5 out of 5

The highlight of the cruise, don't miss the ice show

Lyric Theatre

4 out of 5

Okay headliners, magician, not my thing really. Okay production shows. Can't stop the Rock, very good!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Jose and Enrique in MDR awesome, Dragos, maitre D fabulous. They did all they could with these overcrowded conditions. Our stateroom attendant was so mean and nasty. Fought with me about 2 extra towels and bath mat. Why? Never introduced herself, didn't make up the room for 3 (?) , had to request that upper berth be lowered and made up for my daughter??? She never came at all one day. I've never experienced such a thing.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

We had zero issues with appearance or cleanliness. If there wasn't so many people on board, I would recommend this ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Loved our cabin. Perfect size for 3. Balcony felt spacious. No complaints whatsoever. Love high decks and being forward. Shower really small! I'm tall and kept hitting my elbows.