A memorable first cruise

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 85

Overall rating:

4 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: Balcony

Cabin number: 7724

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

My first cruise. Was a great experience! Service was great. And everything besides the food went as expected!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Miami was a quick embarkation. We got there around 11:30 and walked straight onto the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
I was extremely disappointed in the food in the MDR. I have food allergies and made it clear before the cruise, on embarkation day and at each meal. They couldn't get things right. They let me order the day before for the following day, but yet never had anything ready. And then offered me a plain chicken breast with no sauce and plain veggies at every meal. Poor poor.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
I thought entertainment was quality. I didn't the main show, but the others were great.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Good service all around. No complaints!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
We were on deck 7 aft, and it was a great location with the secret door to the Boardwalk. Lots of open air spaces.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great location! Super convenient to the back secret door down to the Boardwalk.

Ship tip

Quiet place tip: go to deck 5 and to the back of the ship. There are some adirondack chairs there where you can watch the wake in quiet.

Ports of call

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5
This was a perfectly fine beach day. Wish there was more authentic culture here. It is a very manufactured experience. The good thing is food and drink packages from the ship work on the island.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
One of my favorite ports! I love how walkable it is. You can just get off, walk to the forts, enjoy the town and a drink and leisurely so your own thing. So much history!

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Great port! Our 3rd part excursion got canceled, so we caught a cab to Orient Beach with a few others. Tip: the more people in your cab, the cheaper it is!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick. We were off quickly and to the uber within about 20 minutes.
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Fiesta83    4 years ago

cbelc2    5 years ago

They do their best with food allergies. Ships do well to feed thousands all day long with safe clean tasty food. I think their main objective with those with allergies (I have a family member with multiple allergies) is to keep them fed and safe.

mbr101358    5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed Allure, sheโ€™s a beauty!! Weโ€™re back in her for a B2B in Feb๐Ÿ›ณ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ˜Ž

cruisereckoning    5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed the cruise.

bobduck1993    5 years ago

Sounds like you had the perfect cruise, so happy for you!

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