Loved the ship and had a great trip overall.

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: mccormickwaltri

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

mccormickwaltri

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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7 Night Western Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 23, 2015

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11615

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

I loved the ship and would cruise with them again but my 18 year old daughter was disappointed in the dining room food and expected more entrees based on previous cruises that we've taken.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It was loud 1 night when there was an outdoor party.

Ship tip

There is a quite place to read next to the running track at the front of the ship.

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

1 out of 5

Watch your wallets and hire a guide to get you around.

Thumbs Up 2

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

We loved the coastal drive but weren't expecting Pompeii to be as busy as it was.

Thumbs Up 1

Barcelona, Spain

1 out of 5

We found the city to be smelly and dirty.

Thumbs Up 2

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5

Took a long walk along the beach and swam in the ocean.

Thumbs Up 1

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5

Went shopping. There are some great deals and we found the shop owners to be very friendly and helpful.

Thumbs Up 2

La Spezia, Italy

5 out of 5

5 Comments

mrsb3 9 years ago

Park Cafe was opened (found out that later) not sure about Solarium. The pizza place and small deli was opened on promenade too. We assumed that the Windjammer on this ship was like others on RC---roomy, good food, and service but we were wrong. Next day we went up to checkout breakfast. We stepped off the elevator and saw long lines just to get in. DR has good breakfast a la cart or buffet. Last week there was 6300 passenger on the ship.

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SunshineInApril 9 years ago

Was solarium and park cafe open on day 1 for lunch?

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lunker 9 years ago

the windjammer was fine......there are 5000+ people on the boat. At times, crowds should be expected. There was a good variety.

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mrsb3 9 years ago

Also good place to eat was the Solarium and Central Park Cafe..... for breakfast and lunch. Food was better there and no lines :))

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mrsb3 9 years ago

Just got off the Allure. Beautiful ship, great entertainment and shows. AVOID the Windjammer. ...terrible food (had it on first day for lunch and never went back) no room to walk, no service, etc. The food in dinning room was just barely eatable. ....very disappointed. Service wasn't that good either. We had good service in DR for breakfast and lunch but had no luck at dinner.

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