Second Time in 8 Months - Some Bloom off the Rose
Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: April 16, 2017
Ship: Allure of the Seas
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 12680
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
This was our second cruise on the Allure in eight months, which is not something that we usually do. The ship is generally quite comfortable and beautiful. We still love the neighborhoods, especially Central Park. Our cabin was in the same class and general location - Deck 12 toward the rear stairs. I found the location less convenient this time than I did in August - maybe because the cooler weather in April led me to stay indoors a little more. The big disappointment was the food in the main dining room. The specialty restaurant food was quite good, but the main dining room food (and even more so the Windjammer food) was boring, bland and just simply not all that appealing. I should not have to spend another $115 per person for a specialty restaurant package to get food that is up to standards. (For comparison, the main dining room food on lowly Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line was far better than the main dining room food on this cruise.) Service is the dining room for My Time Dining was uneven and chaotic. And tables are jammed in everywhere - we sat literally right next to the waiter's service station twice. Dinner was spoiled by all of their bickering and yammering, not to mention the noise involved in service. I might have to give another line a try because Royal Caribbean's galley simply did not deliver on this cruise.
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Ship tip
If you want to try the specialty restaurants but don't want to spend the money for dinner, several of them have special lunch menus on sea days for a lower fee.
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)