Wish the food was better... but still had fun!!

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 4.7
Author: babygirl1358

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review

babygirl1358

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 08, 2019

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10704

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Great ports but do to poor food quality on the ship, we plan to choose a different cruseline for our next vacation.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Main dining room food was okay, the windjammer had a poor selection, the options were geared toward international flavors. Same selection each night. Sorrentos pizza was neh, thin, dry and super crispy. The wipeout cafe had burgers and the same crapy pizza as sorrentos. The doghouse and Johnny rockets for breakfast were both delicious though! Was always hungry on the this cruise and in the past we have had good food on Royal but this time the best food was from the ports and fast food on the way to the port and home.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The shows were fantastic! Oceanaria and the standup comedy show were our favorites! Wasnt a fan of mama mia but that is just not our thing, others said it was fantastic. Icegames was also fantastic.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Fernando from Mexico was in charge of the dance activities and she was amazing! So full of energy and jsut makes you relax and have fun! Overall the service from everyone was great!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great size for 2 people, plenty of space, we brought a over the door shoe organizer and did not even need it. Beds were comfortable. Our room steward Ana was fantastic!

Ship tip

Wait until after the remodel in the spring to sail on this ship, if you want good food choose a different cruise line

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Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Amazing!! Beautiful port. We did a private excursion including mountain top, drakes seat, corral world and magens bay beach. Everything was great except corral world. Some of the exibots were closed and we felt it was not worth the entry fee of 23.50 per person. Magens bay was fantastic. The store at the mountain top was big with really nice stuff reasonably priced and the view was stunning!! Btw try the banana daquiri!

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Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5

So much to do and see. This island is very beautiful, wish we had more time here. The lines for the slides do get long between 12 and 2 though. The wave pool was so much fun. We did the swim up bar at oasis lagoon, drinks were pefect, quick service. 6 hours here was not long enough!

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Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Really quick! Got through security and was in the waiting area within a few minutes.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Everything we saw was great, we did the san juan city and mall tour. Do not recommend it. We were in a bus with tinted glass windows so we could not get good pictures. The mall was ordinary. It was huge but all the same stores as back home so nothing really special about it.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

5 Comments

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thank you for the review and so glad you enjoyed.

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

So glad you enjoyed your cruise

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mikechristin3 4 years ago

I totally agree with you on the food. I was in Allure before and several other royal ships and this was by far the worst when it comes to food. The only good dinners was when we ate in Chops (twice) and Izumi. Windjammer has had stuff everyday and Main dining room was awful. It was a big disappointment for us. I think we will go back to the freedom class ships.. I think it’s harder to feed excellent food to so many people. Also My Time Dining was chaos, so disorganized and we had my time with reservations.

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Shh813 4 years ago

We were on the Allure in November and had no issues with the food. Ate in MDR every night and the food was absolutely delicious. Had 3 appetizers each most nights and sometimes 2 appetizers. Tried the main buffet first day for lunch and not a big fan of buffets anyway. Did not go back. Had breakfast in MDR also very good and the buffet there for breakfast was very good also. Park Cafe great for lunch and snacks and desserts. Johnny Rockets free for breakfast, ok, nothing great. Loved the Allure. Found our way around without getting lost starting 2nd day. Shows were all fantastic. Make reservations before you board. We did Mama Mia during the afternoon on a sea day and that worked out great. It’s a very long play but very good. The ice show was a favorite. Get there early because it’s not as large as the main theatre. The aqua show we could see from our Boardwalk balcony but we still went gown to see it. Very good.

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15mustang 4 years ago

There are so many food options on Allure. I am shocked that you couldn't find something you liked. Mdr had great food when we were there.

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