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Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Allure of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 13, 2016

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14213

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

we did a back to back cruise 11/6 until 11/20.  please inform everyone in the future that the only news on your ship is CNN.  during the election vote counting, we couldn't even get CNN.  Amazingly, the 2 channels of ESPN came in clearly.  we are Americans, and we find that CNN is the worst channel for news.  it is biased and it incites people to do violence. in the future, let us know what news channels you offer.

we are now diamond level, and we have been on multiple cruises over the years.  everyone we spoke to agreed that the food quality and options have declined. Our waiters and room staff were excellent-although you could use some new vacuums and curtains. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
needs new sheer curtains. the room staff was great!

Ship tip

the food is ok, not what it used to be. we loved the salad bar during sail days. if you are doing a back to back, the food on Monday is the same as the following Monday. entertainment is great!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

mustang06    7 years ago

All cruise lines have cut back no more midnight BBQ no more desert table at night there way of not raising prices

glomarrone    8 years ago

I think in general that all the cruise lines are cutting back.  Rather than raise prices, they cut back.

BDRebel    8 years ago

Thank you for the balanced review.

JohnsonL    8 years ago

It is unfortunate that all or most of the cruise lines have lowered some of the quality and experience levels from the past.  While not an excuse, we have seen this on airlines as well as cruise lines.  That said, we feel RCCL is doing a good job at preserving a great, by contemporary standards, service experience with entertainment and food that keep us coming back for more cruises.  That said, we reserve the right to switch cruise lines if the total experience becomes mediocre.  We are not hesitant to vote with our feet and with forums like Cruiseline.com.

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