Worst cruise we have taken yet.

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

2.2 out of 5
Allure of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 02, 2018

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We went on this cruise as it was a family vacation that was chosen by another family member. In retrospect, I would have never allowed her to choose this cruise. We have been on about 7 cruises and never had the issues, horrible service, and lack of amenities as we have had on this vacation. We were not able to obtain food after 9:30 pm on this cruise besides pizza or small sandwiches. There is nothing healthy to eat and no buffet available after this time. As far as the food that was available, the quality was absolutely awful. The food was cold on many occasions, and not sanitary. Standing in the buffet line, a man in front of us dropped his spaghetti on the counter. He picks it up with his hands and throws it back into the buffet bowl with the service manager standing there observing the situation. The manager never addresses him for this behavior, nor does he remove the bowl, but just walks away. There is common sense and courtesy for the health of others. Out of the 9 of us that went, with 5 different cabins, 5 of us got sick with different issues. These were not the only issues that had occurred on this cruise ship. My father ordered a drink. It came in a completely disgusting dirty glass and was handed to him like this. We took a picture of this glass because it was so disgraceful. The orange juice served was half water. The food was absolutely awful, cold and not sanitary. We were not able to obtain tickets to any of the shows but had to wait in hour lines to try and obtain seats. The internet that all of us had paid for prior to cruising did not work most of the time. When I specifically ask to speak with Adrienne, the hotel director, they send me four or five other people. I told them that I specifically asked for him, yet never even received a call from him about my concerns. My family spent $25,000.00 to cruise with Royal because I had gone on several cruises and were happy prior to going on this one. After this cruise, my family and I will no longer be cruising with royal Caribbean as when there are concerns, nobody cares to address them. It is very sad considering I have cruised with Royal for the last 20 years. I have so many other issues that were not addressed. Debbie Beaty

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Getting on the ship was one of the only positive things

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
We were not able to obtain food after 9:30 pm on this cruise besides pizza or small sandwiches. There is nothing healthy to eat and no buffet available after this time. As far as the food that was available, the quality was absolutely awful. The food was cold on many occasions, and not sanitary. Standing in the buffet line, a man in front of us dropped his spaghetti on the counter. He picks it up with his hands and throws it back into the buffet bowl with the service manager standing there observing the situation. The manager never addresses him for this behavior, nor does he remove the bowl, but just walks away. There is common sense and courtesy for the health of others. Out of the 9 of us that went, with 5 different cabins, 5 of us got sick with different issues.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Rock climbing, working out, ice skating. Waited in an hour line with kids to ice skate and then they allowed them an entire 15 minutes on the ice. It was ridiculous.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Could not attend shows because needed tickets in advance. Waited in long lines to try and get in.

Children's Programs

Kids did not want to attend.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Asked to speak with the hotel manager regarding several issues on the boat. The staff kept sending various different people yet never sent who I had requested.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Cleanliness was not good. My father was given a drinking glass that was disgusting and dirty. If the bartender looked at it before handing it to him, he would have seen how dirty it was . Took a picture of it it was so gross.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Don’t! Go on a different boat!

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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9 Comments

KofiNaija    5 years ago

...*happy to offer to go plates

KofiNaija    5 years ago

Still a great ship. Excellent service. Good diversity of shows. Decent night scene. Not sure that anyone starves at 930 at night. But there is a ton of food including 24 hour room service with everything from salads to salmon. If one knows he has late night cravings he can also get a to go from MDR or buffet. They are happy to offered to go plates.

DevanW    5 years ago

Do your research next time dont just get on a ship

karlee    5 years ago

It's a ship not a boat

142KSJD    5 years ago

We sailed on the allure in Dec 2018 and had no problems. Booked shows ahead of time and no problem getting elevator.

sweave    5 years ago

Agree. We cruised the Allure in May 2018 and had heard so many great things about it. We were not impressed either. We have cruised Disney, NCL and RCL. Would put RCL at bottom of that list. We are trying Carnival al Horizon in May 2019. Hope it’s better than the Allure was 😳

AndyAndSonya    5 years ago

Your right, the allure sux!!! We've cruised several times with RC and the allure is the worst. They crammed so many people on this ship . Half the time it takes 20 minutes to get an elevator. ( before you saying I should have taken the stairs, I did several times but the allure has 16 decks so it gets a little rough when your a SS. ) If you love mediocre food and service you'll love the allure.

byxbe2012    5 years ago

So anyone on any cruise could have thrown food back in a tray. You could go to any restaurant and get a dirty glass and you should have booked your shows online!

TripofaLifetime    5 years ago

Misery loves company

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