Allure is Fantastic

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 4.4
Author: Saltpork

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Saltpork

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 08, 2018

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall a great cruise. The entire staff was friendly, courteous, and professional. Usha the Diamond Lounge Concierge was extremely helpful and a lot of fun. She really enhanced our cruise. Except for several surly bartenders the Schooner bar, the staff could not be better. We were disappointed in the food in Chops, especially for how much it cost. Also, the service there was not worthy of Royal Caribbean. it took 2 hours and 40 minutes to eat. The service was the worst I've seen in 37 cruises. The food on the Allure is far better than it was on our last 5 Royal Caribbean cruises. The food selection and quality on Royal Caribbean ships has been spiraling down, but I understand that is going on with most cruise lines. The Allure food was a pleasant surprise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

I've never in 37 cruises seen such a surly bunch of bartenders, especially in the Schooner Lounge.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All were the best especially our room attendant and Usha the Diamond Lounge Concierge!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Don't worry about finding your way in such a large ship. It is laid out exceptionally well so it is easy to understand how to get to where you want to go.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Traffic to board the ship was a mess...very frustrating.

Thumbs Up 2

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

Not enough cabanas. All beaches were crowded, and the lines to eat were horrible. We went back to the ship early to get a meal. I can't remember the last time I stood in a line to use the me's rest room.

Thumbs Up 3

Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5

We had a fine catamaran and snorkel tour.

Thumbs Up 0

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

We had another fine snorkel tour and saw a lot of beautiful water. Palancar Reef is fantastic. Three stars is not because of the snorkel tour.

Thumbs Up 2

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

The line to get off the ship was very long. Only two customs inspection lines were open for this many passengers. It took a long time for them to look at passports. Seems like there should be a better way.