Allure is Amazing!

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 4.1
Author: kristin0819

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

kristin0819

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 14, 2019

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin number: 10150

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall, a great cruise on a great ship. The excursion in Nassau needs some serious re-evaluation.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

So easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All of the food was outstanding!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Pools were great, but for such a huge boat with so many guests they were crowded but that is to be expected. The adult only area could have used a larger pool for sure. Spa was wonderful.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The shows were outstanding. I've seen Mama Mia several times live and this performance was one of my favorites.

Children's Programs

Children didn't really participate.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our dining room wait staff was wonderful. Made and Serafinus were so great!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Even though it was a huge ship with around 6000 guests and 2000 crew, it never felt too crowded. It was amazing!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Basseterre, St. Kitts

3 out of 5

No excursion.

Thumbs Up 1

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

This port was a change in itinerary. We were originally supposed to go to St. Thomas. We were there a couple of days after the riots started and were worried about taking our kids off the boat. It was fine and we never felt unsafe, but it was evident that San Juan was in turmoil. There was graffiti everywhere with foul words sprayed everywhere, just not the best experience.

Thumbs Up 4

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5

We chose this itinerary so we could go to Nassau and the excursion to Atlantis. Atlantis was amazing once we got there. This is my only major complaint about the whole experience. We pre-ordered the Atlantis excursion through Royal and were glad we did because it sold out. Our family that we traveled with weren't able to purchase it through Royal so they got theirs through CruisesOnly. Theirs did not come with transportation. Ours did. HOWEVER, Royal notified us that the stay in Nassau had to be cut short by an hour, so our excursion was cut short. They offered a 15% refund which was fine. But the day of the excursion it took from 10:50am (meeting time on ship) to 12:30pm (arrival at Atlantis) to get us from the boat to Atlantis. My family who had to take a cab got to Atlantis a full hour before us. So, not only did the port get cut short but our day at Atlantis ($189/person family of 5) was cut even shorter by the utter and complete disorganization of the excursion team. I realize these are not Royal employees, however, you should reconsider the contractor that you use for the excursion. It really left a bad taste in my mouth.

Thumbs Up 6