First cruiser and it was amazing!

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 67

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Allure of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 10, 2017

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9107

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Cruise was still amazing and can be done without a drink package. There os so much that everday on and off the boat was an adventure. We loved it and will be back

Embarkation

2 out of 5
More time at ports is nice. Porting at bahamas was at 7am and trying to get up eat and off the boat was hard especially since we had to be back by before 1 to make sure we were not late. We ended up getting off the boat closer to 930 and it was a short day. It would have been nice to have a longer time here. All other places were still amazing

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was great both in buffet and main dining. Perhaps quicker turn around on cleaning tables but overall great food. Our main dining room expereience was always amazing. We had great service and delicious food

Cafe Promenade

5 out of 5

Amazing cookies

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Amenities were amazing. Some waits were a little long but you soon know times to go amd avoid. But overall so much to do that is was always a fun and exciring day

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Love the ice show the most. I wish it was a little longer but 40 minutes is still an awesome time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff always friendly and helpful

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Lots of clean bathrooms and sanitizer stations.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Interior state rooms are nice and cozy. I do wish the sheets were changed more often. But bathrooms perfect size and closet soace nice.

Ship tip

My spouse and i forgoed the drink package amd saved. There was alot of placed to get a cup of water amd tea. They even had to go cups for tea. It is possible to still enjoy the cruise without a drink package. We did you our onboard credits if we wanted a drink or soda. We did have two martinies drinks for 36.00.....so be expecting to pay about that much.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
Crazy busy both getting on and off. Not very organized and we got confused of where to go and what to do when we go there on sunday. Perhaps more visable people directing would be nice. Next time we will prearrange transportation. Uber ans lyft had a hard time getting to us.

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Beautiful but short

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Bittersweet as san juan still recovering from hurricane. Not too many excursions but still a beautoful place to walk around

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Very beautiful and beaches pretty far. Had to travel a bit to the beach and bay. But once got there is is amazing

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
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4 Comments

Charlou    6 years ago

I was thinking the same thing. That explains my comment.

snowbirdcruzer1    6 years ago

How often do you change your sheets at home? I have no idea how often they change them. I never thought they'd do more than at the end of each cruise. And, if you insist on changes more often, be sure to tip accordingly

Charlou    6 years ago

Looks like you had a good time on the Allure. But if you want your sheets to be changes more often, just ask your cabin Stewart. They are good with dealing with all of the passengers little requests.

sunfun101    6 years ago

336 days....we will be back on her

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