Too many people

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 75

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Allure of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 13, 2019

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We will not take another cruise on a ship this big with 6000+ passengers. Too crowded on elevators and buffet. Otherwise nice ship and cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Really fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Windjammer Cafe

3 out of 5

Good selection was good. Gets too crowded. Someone actually took our table while we were getting food. Next time I will bring a sign "table in use". People swarming the buffet tables. Too crowded.

Cafe Promenade

5 out of 5

Great roast beef sammy. So popular there is often a line out the door. Coffee and pastries in the morning.

Giovanni's Table

5 out of 5

Had a really nice lunch. Good servers.

Sorrento's

4 out of 5

Pizza not bad for free. Took slices back to our cabin and sat on the balcony with a glass of wine

Vintages Wine Bar

5 out of 5

Good wines but pricey. We did the Italian wine tasting. Good lesson in tasting wine. About 45 min lesson with 4 tastings and snack to have with wine.

Park Cafe

5 out of 5

Oops! This is the place that has the "beef on weck" sammy.

Boardwalk Donut Shop

1 out of 5

Donuts tasted like day old

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Carousel

5 out of 5

Never a line. We adults rose the big horses

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Better than average

Central Park

5 out of 5

Nice place for relaxing. Music in the evening.

Aqua Theater

5 out of 5

Great athletic performers. Get there early for a good seat

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Steward very helpful. Use anytime dining. Never had the same waiter.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Elevators are only in two banks; gets real crowded at peak times. Inside balcony view of Central Park was nice. Service door below our room was slammed constantly. Sink in cabin was too low and small. Buffet was always crowded, hard to find a table.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Typical.

Ship tip

Too many people

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Walked around town

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5
Good condition beach club. Ok if you like beach activity.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast
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