Western Caribbean on Allure

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 4.6
Author: SanJoseDan

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

SanJoseDan

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 12

Helpful Votes: 365

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 06, 2018

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin number: 9210

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall this trip was typical Royal Caribbean: Excellent food nearly every evening (6 of 7); Great service in the Dining Room and Cabin - Good but not great service at the Buffet; Very Good to Outstanding entertainment; Well organized (a little pricey) Shore Excursions.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Dining room service was excellent. 6 of 7 dinners were outstanding, one very good. Buffet food was very good, but drink service was slow.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Dining room service was outstanding. Cabin Service was Very good.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Check the Show schedule on Day 1 or earlier and make reservations for the Showtimes and days you most prefer.

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Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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JohnsonL 6 years ago

SanJoseDan, thank you for the information and details. They really add meaning to the ratings. Glad you had a mostly excellent cruise.

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JohnsonL 6 years ago

Movies on Allure, other than a few broadcast movies, were expensive. We had brought a laptop so we watched Amazon prime, mostly, and some cable company movies. We were paying for the internet bandwidth and we had the laptop for business, so we used them to lower the movie cost. Basically the same as in a hotel; pay for their movies or pay for their higher speed internet bandwidth.

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SanJoseDan 6 years ago

I forgot to add a comment about the entertainment. On previous RCCL cruises, movies in cabin were free. On this cruise, there was a pay-per-view system (similar to hotels) that charged a fee for movies. We had taken a Princess cruise in March, a few weeks after the Oscar Awards presentations, and all film viewings were free (in cabin, theater, or up on deck). We had the opportunity to watch many Oscar nominated movies and performances for free. RCCL also now has popcorn carts at the theater entrance charging $2.50 per box (also free on Princess). I don't often watch films while cruising, but after seeing (or having the opportunity see) "Three Billboards.......", "The Shape of Water", "Darkest Hour". Coco", "The Greatest Showman", "Victoria and Abdul", and many others ( it was a 15 day Panama Canal Crossing cruise). the difference in cost between Princess and RCCL was striking.

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Great

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CaptainGMan 6 years ago

Thanks for the info

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