Eye Opening Caribbean Cruise

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 4.3
Author: annagomo

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

annagomo

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 02, 2017

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7147

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I usually get very motion sick, so I expected to be miserable. YOU WONT GET SICK! At times I forgot we were even moving! It was very easy to keep busy on the boat with all of the activities!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main Dining room: Decent food with excellent service Specialty Restaurants: Small restaurant with amazing food Buffets: pretty standard, good variety

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Kept the whole family busy

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Oceanaria show was amazing!!!!

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Teen club was kind of lame and cheesy.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

AMAZING

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin Steward Dwanye was amazingly helpful and friendly!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

A little bit small, as expected, but still comfortable.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5

Port was nice, be prepared for people to "beg" you to buy their goods. Zip line was fun and a great way to see the port.

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Falmouth, Jamaica

4 out of 5

Port was nice, had a lot of shopping. The Dunn river falls excursion was AMAZING!!

Thumbs Up 4

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Very tourist driven, snorkeling was fun. Lots of shopping and good Mexican restaurants!

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy again!

3 Comments

JOHIOSTATE 7 years ago

Fortunately, I don't get motion sickness, but GIL155 is correct. There are a lot of factors at play when it comes to the sway of the ship. Oasis class ships generally provide a fairly smooth ride because of the size of the ship and the stabilizers that they use. As annagomo stated, there are days where you will tend to forget that you are on a ship out in the ocean. There are times when I can feel the ship moving, but since I don't get motion sickness, it doesn't bother me like it might bother those that are more sensitive to the sway of the ship. At night you will sometimes notice the movement when it is quiet and you occassionally hear the clanging of the hangers in your closet as they bump into each other. I have always thought that you feel the swaying more the lower you are on the ship. My sister went on her first ever cruise with us recently on Harmony and was extremely concerned about getting motion sickness. She bought the patches that you place behind your ear and experienced every side effect listed on the box! She took the patches off and tried no medication the last few days and felt great. She now wants to do another cruise minus medication ð. It all depends on the person as to how the sway impacts them and how much they notice. I am so glad that you had such a smooth sailing!!!

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GIL155 7 years ago

Glad you had a smooth cruise. So much depends on seasonality and storms (which cruise ships try to avoid).

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DottieDiehl 7 years ago

I keep reading all the great reviews and I have to wait until February to experience all the Allure has to offer. Thanks for adding to our excitement

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