A Wonderful Cruise

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: G8RGRL75

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review

G8RGRL75

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 76

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 28, 2019

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6298

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was my last family vacation for a while as my son leaves for basic training on Sunday. Royal Caribbean made it a memorable one. They were so caring and attentive. You can tell that their staff enjoy their jobs ( for the most part).

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was seamless we were on the ship within an hour of our arrival at the port.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We did not do any of the specialty restaurants for dinner. We ate dinner in the main dining room. The service and food were wonderful.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Momma Mia was amazing. It brought tears to my eyes.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We had Karin and Paolo in the Main Dining room. Ricardo was our stateroom attendant. They all went out of their way to ensure this family vacation was everything we wanted.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

I love the design of the Oasis Class ships. Allure is due for some upgrades you can see the wear and tear of the years of use if you look close enough. The staff were constantly cleaning and performing necessary maintenance on her. She will be restored to her full beauty in a couple months.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We had an ocean view balcony and it had plenty of room for both my husband and I.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

This was my first time in Puerto Rico. I loved this port as well. I wish we had spent more than a half day there. I would have liked to have time to explore. I was bummed that the umbrella street was destroyed in the recent riots. I am hoping the will have it fixed up again next time I am there.

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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

We did not do an excursion. We snorkeled Nelly's beach. It was a great time. The island was so beautiful with the mountains and the ocean. Make sure you have a labadoozie when you are there.

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Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

I love St. Maarten. It is still recovering from the hurricanes, but the people are super friendly and I never felt unsafe or unwelcome.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Just as seamless as embarkation. I was very impressed by the port staff.

5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Sounds like a great time.

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Oceangift 5 years ago

Thank you for such a thorough review. Nice to hear and glad the family made some great memories.

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tinabk 5 years ago

Glad your family had a chance to make wonderful memories. Thank you for your review and good luck to your son Safe sailing

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bobduck1993 5 years ago

So glad that you were able to have such special time with your son before leaving .I have experienced that with my younger son and know how important is is to spend this time of fun before he left.

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