A Great Cruise

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: lhgo

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

lhgo

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 80

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 24, 2017

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9290

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

It was a fantastic cruise. I didn’t want it to be over! I would do this cruise over. I loved how everyone seemed so happy who worked there. That’s truly unusual these days.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

We paid for round trip transfers and there was a break down of communications with the inside and outside people. Therefore about 30 of us were left standing for about 20 minutes outside in the heat waiting for our bus. That wasn’t pleasant. Then we were treated like child at the pier waiting to get off the bus and told to identify our luggage. A piece of mine was still misplaced from the other two and very late in arriving at my stateroom. Not a smooth experience.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Really great, all good!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Exercise track, fitness center, Boardwalk deck areas.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

LOVED the water and ice shows

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was so great except one lady at guest services who wasn’t the least bit concerned about my missing luggage!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

It was beautiful and always so clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was very nice. I do wish the bathroom was bigger but we got what we paid for. The shower is so small.

Ship tip

Be ready to be wowed!

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Ports of call

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

Boarded ship here

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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Absolutely love the zip line and beach.

Thumbs Up 7

Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Great port and beach trip.

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Cozumel, Mexico Did not visit port

I do not like Mexico.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Takes too long

Traveler Photos

3 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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lhgo 7 years ago

Transfer booked thru our travel agent who booked it thru Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. We saw our bags when we got off our bus before embarking. They insisted!

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JohnsonL 7 years ago

Did you book your round trip airport to pier transfers through Royal Caribbean or through a third party shuttle company? We have done both, but it was only through the third party where we had to identify and collect our luggage. Granted on cruise line transfers at pier arrival, we always peek to see our bags; maybe not a necessity, but that we think is just a good habit for travelling anywhere. The service desk person could have empathized with you, but on an XL sized cruise ship on embarkation day, there is not much else to do other than letting the delivery process complete before declaring lost luggage. Glad that you did not let this bump distract from you enjoying the rest of the cruise. Very nice and informative review and we will remember your luggage experience on our upcoming AoS cruise.

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