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Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 65

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 19, 2017

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10574

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Our kids loved it and the entertainment was good. You HAVE to upgrade to the specialty restaurants, as the dining room is inedible (worse than hospital food).

The gym is amazing and there is a fabulous juice bar, making fresh squeezed juices and smoothies, which are included in the drink package!

We prefer excellent customer service and less people, so we will NOT be cruising with RC, again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The specialty restaurants were good and the service there was excellent (especially from the waiter and Chef @ 150 Central Park, who treated me like a queen on my birthday). The dining room was inedible! We literally walked out. I've had better food in the hospital. Was SO happy to have the juice bar in the spa! This is a PLUS PLUS!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

A ton to do for our kids but good luck finding a lounge chair by the pool on "at sea" days!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Have to say the shows were excellent!

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Our cabin attendant was nice and there were a few happy faces among the crew. but, overall, staff look miserable and were not friendly or helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The ship was pretty clean for over 6000 passengers onboard.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Standard...nothing special.

Ship tip

If you have kids and want to keep them entertained, then this is the ship for you (think amusement park at sea). However, it was just WAY TOO BIG and WAY TOO MANY people for our taste. The constant "upselling" got old, too.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

1 out of 5

Don't need to go here ever again....this is a waste. A stop in Grand Cayman would have been better.

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Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

23 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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Ginawells 7 years ago

Would love to know what hospital she / he stays in ...

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mustang06 7 years ago

Hard to believe that all the food was inedible i will say this that the food is not as good as it used to be but it is not that bad all cruise lines food has gone down that is probably so they don't have to raise the prices up

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basstrucker 7 years ago

Then again, I remember what the tough times were like and appreciate being able to treat myself once in a while now and then. Not growing up spoiled has definitely made me easier to please then some I guess

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basstrucker 7 years ago

The only problem we had in the MDR was eating too much!

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cbelc2 7 years ago

Oh good grief! There is included food all over the ship! I loved the main dining room. For our large group, it's a chance to connect and relax. I never went hungry, and I truly enjoyed my meals. Next time, if there is one, take a galley tour. It changes one's perspective.

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rsgwg1 7 years ago

hospital food isn't really that bad.

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tpj2011 7 years ago

ðð

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migrose 7 years ago

totally don't agree about the food. we even liked WJ guess we're easy to please.

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alanathep 7 years ago

What cruise line are you going to go with that has "less people"? wtf

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calakerfan00 7 years ago

So with all the free food buffets that are scattered throughout the ship, you found them all inedible.

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kknorr0320 7 years ago

So you sailed on one of their biggest ships, thought it was too crowded, and wrote off the whole line?

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Valetguy 7 years ago

Am trying to move up to a suite does anyone know it i tip the cleck in guy he can move me into a suite

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kassimer1 7 years ago

we felt the food in the main dining room was good. was on her twice in the lat 11 months.

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DottieDiehl 7 years ago

I guess I'll find out in February ð

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Anderten17 7 years ago

We went on Allure last fall and found the MDR food very good and well presented . Never once did we feel closed in or to many passengers we will remain Loyal to Royal!

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Anderten17 7 years ago

We went on Allure last fall and found the MDR food very good and well presented . Never once did we feel closed in or to many passengers we will remain Loyal to Royal!

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Anderten17 7 years ago

We went on Allure last fall and found the MDR food very good and well presented . Never once did we feel closed in or to many passengers we will remain Loyal to Royal!

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Anderten17 7 years ago

We went on Allure last fall and found the MDR food very good and well presented . Never once did we feel closed in or to many passengers we will remain Loyal to Royal!

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RandieW 7 years ago

that's a shame you feel that way. I was just on this ship as well and found all the food in the MDR to be excellent. I never paid the extra to eat at a specially restaurant.

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ItaVero 7 years ago

Thanks for the thoughtful - detailed review. Embarkation/disembarkation can be a rough experience if badly handled. Most of my poor experiences while cruising have been the result of "something happening" and then inadequate "Plan Bs."

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twangster 7 years ago

My review of Oasis food was similar. The MDR steak I had, as well as others who ordered steak at our table, wasn't any recognizable as red meat. In a far distant future when food is created from a machine or from a pill In a bad sci-Fi movie the "steak" will resemble the thing that was served to me on Oasis. Inedible. That didn't stop me from booking Allure, but I'll avoid MDR entirely this time around. To. E fair the chicken was better in the MDR on Oasis but we all know everything tastes like chicken, so...

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DottieDiehl 7 years ago

Seriously, the main dining room meals are usually good. What was so inedible?

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Other reviews of this sailing

Excellent ship, bedding was horrible.

Great family cruise!

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