Great but lots of up-sales

Item: Adventure of the Seas
Rating: 3.6
Author: leemidkiff

Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

leemidkiff

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

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4 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 02, 2023

Ship: Adventure of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7117

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Really good cruise. I very much disliked staff interrupting you at breakfast or lunch trying to get you to make a reservation at a restaurant (with and extra charge). Very annoying. The ship was smooth, clean and pretty. The shows were great and entertaining. I would only do it again if that would stop the up-sales to restaurants.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Perfect and very quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Expensive drinks but food was good.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Good activities. Weather cancelled one outdoor event

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Great entertainment. Love the shows and comedian.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Lots of kid and teen entertainment and areas. Loved how this was set up.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Friendly and attentive.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Hard to get around since room numbers where based on port are starboard side but the ship was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Room actually 7116 but it wasn’t on the drop-down. Small but clean and quiet. Center of the ship and very close to exit toward the elevators and stairs.

Ship tip

Some lounges are tucked away. Make sure you find them for peace and quite.

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Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5

Cozumel is a sales pressure cooker. Hate it. Island is nice.

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Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Same as above

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and effective. Best ever.

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7 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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tavo6 1 year ago

Thanks for your review

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Schlinger 1 year ago

Well look at that. I had the opposite problem here on the Ovation: couldn't get a reservation for the upscale restaurant (not initially, anyway). At least you only pay if you get in on your cruise. But the interruption is definitely something I also strongly dislike. Offering to buy a specialty dinner is fine, but not during my meal, please.

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jallaway 1 year ago

It was a minor annoyance, and it did allow me to get a sweet mid-cruise deal for the Italian restaurant

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed it. Most of the cruise lines now have employees pushing up sales for specialty restaurants, drink packages, etc. The cruise lines need all the revenue they can get.

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