Another Great vacation!
Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 20, 2016
Ship: Allure of the Seas
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 12598
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
The food was wonderful. However, it would have nice to have a few changes, day-to-day in the WIndjammer or Solarium for lunch. Still there are many choices since each one had different food.
Our dining room staff was amazing! They were so attentive and anticipated our desires once they got to know us.
Our room steward was very attentive. Not fantastic, per se, but earned an additional tip.
As large as the Allure is, there really never seemed to be large crowds as you might expect. However, our biggest complaint was the debarkation procedure. While we understand the need to get 6000 people off the ship to prepare for the next week, the long lines in the terminal to reclaim luggage and to get through Customs was unacceptable. I think the entire process from gangway to curb was almost two hours of standing. POOR. Next time, we will try to avoid large ships. If not, as long as our party is able, we will do the early walk-off with our luggage.
Overall, we had a wonderful vacation and Royal Caribbean will remain our first choice in cruise lines
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Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)