Fantastic Cruise - Western Caribbean Aug 13 2017

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 4.9
Author: pdrapkin

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

pdrapkin

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 13, 2017

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8200

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Have been on many cruises but nothing compares to this ship! It was a full load of 6,500 with 1,500 kids on board. There were some areas to wait like elevators, and yes, you see people around but the crowd flow is very good. RCCL does a great job of organizing everything.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation went very quickly. With exception of little hiccup - husband's Seapass wasn't there so they had to make one up, which necessitated a visit to Guest Relations to get his Wifi pass, everything went well.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We enjoyed all meals in MDR & buffet. Plenty to eat and service was excellent.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Used pools, gym, solarium, hot tubs. Enjoyed very much.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Loved everything except Mama Mia. Excellent talent just too long.

Children's Programs

Child is 19.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Comfortable but a little tight for three adults. Hump balcony meant it was larger, which we enjoyed.

Ship tip

Make sure you prebook everything. Get to Windjammer in morning before 9 a.m. That is the only way you will avoid lines. We hardly waited for anything.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

We live here.

Thumbs Up 0

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

It was beautiful. Would be nice if there could be towel drop off bins in each of the beach locations rather than to drag wet towels back to the ship. That would make it easier to shop.

Thumbs Up 3

Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5

This was an unexpected surprise as I really don't care for Jamaica. We did the Margaritaville catamaran beach tour and loved it.

Thumbs Up 1

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Daughter went on intro to scuba tour in morning and loved it. Then she met us at Mr. Sanchos (not ship tour) and we loved that.

Thumbs Up 11