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Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Allure of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 23, 2019

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We absolutely loved our RC cruise on Allure of the Seas. There were a total of 7 of us in 3 separate rooms on 2 different floors. We had an adjoining room with our teenage daughters(rooms 7151 and 7153), interior rooms. Room 7151 had the two twin beds pushed together and a sofa bed for our teenage son. The adjoining room(7153) just had two twin beds. The rooms were as expected with ample closet space with lots of hangers, storage shelves and storage cabinets. The luggage was easily stored under the bed. There is a dim light in the bathroom that stays on all the time as this was an interior room. No need for a night light which was nice. There was an outlet with 3 slots to plug things in though no USB slots. We brought our own. Our room steward Delroy was awesome and very helpful. He brought us anything we needed(extra towels and ice). There is a small refrigerator in the room which was empty when we got there. We used it to store water bottles. The room was very quiet, yet close to the stairs and elevators. I think for next time, we would like to be on level 3(American Icon) in about the same location(forward, port side), on the Allure. The ship itself is massive! There are two partial floors that are open to the sky(Central Park, which is just like it sounds...greenery, flowers, trees and bushes, which are expertly trimmed in the early morning hours). Central Park also has Park Cafe which has convenient and quick sandwiches, wraps and breakfast items in the morning. There are several other restaurants($) on this level that we did not go to. It was always very peaceful in this area. The other partially open level is The Boardwalk. Here you will find the carousel, the donut shop, Johnny Rockets(only ate the free breakfast here and not lunch$ or dinner$), the mexican restaurant Sabor$, and the Aqua Theater. I heard the margaritas at Sabor were really good, though I never tried one. The margarita I had at one of the other bars was awful! The other main area was the Promenade(level 5), which is where all the street parties and sales happen. There are several bars, Sorentos(pizza), Cafe Promenade(coffee shop with pastries) and several shops. I believe the Rising Tide bar runs between this floor and Central Park. We signed up for “my time dining” and we had reservations every night, though we still had to wait 10-15 minutes to get a table. We dined at tables 1 and 2 with Boney(head waiter), Clestain(assistant waiter), and Dilip(table bartender) for 4 of the 7 nights. We cannot say enough nice things about this group of men. They were friendly, outgoing, accommodating and just plain fun to be around! They made our cruise feel special! They even brought us extra food before we even had a chance to ask for it. The wait staff manager for our area Mariel was friendly as well. She made a point of checking on us every night we were seated in that section. June at the hostess station remembered us after the first night and tried to accommodate our seating requests each night. We were also seated twice at tables 139 & 140 with Eugenio(head waiter) and Javen(assistant waiter). They were so nice and friendly! The food was good for the most part. An item here or there may have been a little over cooked or dry, but overall the food was really good. We loved the many choices and the “classics” food items. We ate all dinners in the main dining room on level 5. We had breakfast in the main dining room(they had buffet and a la carte), Johnny Rockets, Park Cafe and the Solarium(buffet). The eggs benedict in the MDR were excellent, as was the corned beef hash! We had lunch once in the MDR, once in the Windjammer Cafe(buffet only), a few times in the Wipe Out Cafe, and the Solarium. Our favorite bartender was Komang at the Mast Bar. We met him when we first arrived on the ship and he was our favorite throughout the trip. He mentioned that he had only been working on Allure of the Seas for two weeks! I never would have guessed that! He was awesome! After the first day, he never even asked me for my set sail pass as he remembered our room number every time. He did a great job and never complained about the heat(and it was extremely hot where he was tending bar). We also loved the casino bartenders. We did zip lining and rock climbing and watched the action at both Flow Riders. All of the crew that helped with these activities(and others I’m sure) were very encouraging, helpful and kind, whether you were 10 years old or 56 years old. We went to 4 shows and all were excellent(Blue Planet, Aqua Show, comedy show and the head liner-comedy). Comedy shows were funny and stayed away from politics. Our daughters saw Mamma Mia and loved it. I believe the ship holds about 6500 guests and 2200 crew members. The only time that we ever felt crowded was disembarkation at Nassau and getting off the pier. No other time did it feel like there were that many people on the ship. We also loved the way the photos were set up in binders with numbers. They were easy to find and somewhat easy to order. Though several of our group photos were not in the binders. I thought that the public bathrooms should have been kept cleaner. Paper and water were always on the floor and around the sinks. Embarkation was the smoothest I've ever experienced and disembarkation was a breeze as well.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
The smoothest and quickest I've ever experienced.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
MDR food was really good. Did not try specialty restaurants. Buffets were pretty good.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Tried zip lining and rock climbing for the first time ever and both were fun! The crew is very helpful and their main concern is safety.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Aqua show, comedy show, head liner show(comedy) and Blue Planet show were all excellent.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff and service was excellent. All staff and crew seem eager to help and make your experience a great one!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Loved this ship! After a week, I think I figured out how to get to most places.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
2 adults and a teenage boy shared this room. There was plenty of storage and closet space for the 3 of us. Room was always clean.

Ship tip

Try to do it all! :-)

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
We stayed overnight before our cruise.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5
We enjoyed this port the most. We took a cab to Romney Manor and he waited for us. Then he took us to the beach(5 of us for $80). He took us to Frigate Bay which is not the pristine white sand beach that I was hoping for, but a dirty looking beach with lots of rocks in the water.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
Not here for very long. We walked to the furthest fort and toured that and then returned to the ship. Been here before and was not impressed that trip either.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
By the time we got off the ship and actually into town it was 12:30ish and we docked at 11am. There were 5 other cruise ships in port when we arrived. We went to Junkanoo Beach which I do not recommend as it was VERY crowded that day and very loud. The beach itself was nice and you could see fish in the water.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We carried all our luggage and it went smoothly.
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3 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Shh813    5 years ago

We will be on the Allure in November. Great review. Thanks.

queenb12702    5 years ago

My 1st cruise in January! Can't wait ... best review of the Allure I've seen thus far.

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