This was mine and my husband first cruise so I have nothing to compare to. The cruise was ok. Our cabin was quite warm and stuffy during the evening hours and early morning. Food was hit or miss.

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 3.4
Author: ddkallure

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

ddkallure

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 19, 2018

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 9522

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Cruise was just ok. Ship way too large. The food was hit or miss. The main dining room food was good most of the time. The restaurants you pay for were very good. The help always outstanding. From housekeeping to waiters and everyone inbetween.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The buffet was just buffet food. Nothing outstanding. Just food to feed the masses.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

I enjoyed the bingo game.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Attended the ice show. Was just ok. Nothing outstanding. Also saw the Planet Blue Show (I believe that was the name) A lot of the audience fell asleep (including my husband). Very dull and boring.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone on the ship was wonderful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Very warm in the evening and early morning hours

Ship tip

Probably should travel on a small ship.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

2 out of 5

Not enough chairs for everyone. The food at Labadee could improve greatly. The chicken and ribs looked very unappealing. Hot dogs and frozen patty hamburgers. I guess it's hard to feed the masses (just like the windjammer)

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

8 Comments

sweave 6 years ago

chadley77 everyone is entitled to their own opinion and has their own experience. We sailed on the Allure in May and it was ok. Ship is beautiful. We like Disney and NCL better.

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chadley77 6 years ago

What do you expect when you book a cruise on a big ship?? You should do your homework before you book a cruise. As for the restaurants, try cooking for that many people and making everyone happy.

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TheLastMac 6 years ago

Wow

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nicoleandjay 6 years ago

All of it is a matter of opinion, personal preferences, and individual experiences. Yes, the ship is crowded, look at the size of it. For my husband and I, we loved Allure and Oasis and can't wait to cruise on Harmony. We have no complaints.

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ConnieLeeW 6 years ago

It is one of 3 large ships. We went 2 years go on the Oasis. We had a blast and are looking forward to our cruise o the Allure

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billderhwa 6 years ago

I agree ship is too large and the safe in the cabin is way too small. Having to schedule shows in advance is a drag. A vacation is meant to be relaxing, not rushed. MDR food was good but not impressed with specialty restaurants. Burger at JRockets was overcooked and dry.

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bbarnett 6 years ago

Sorry you didn't have a good time, Oasis was just the opposite for us

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Pheznt55 6 years ago

hopefully it was a good time

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