Just OK Cruise - Covid was an issue on this Cruise

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

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

jcavende

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 25, 2022

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin number: 7170

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This was a very average cruise and won't plan on cruising again for a while. Covid was very much an issue on this cruise and not much was done to encourage mask wearing in crowded venues. Entertainment options at night were limited and the main show - Mama Mia - was cancelled for the week.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food experiences were good especially in the Dining Room each evening. After a several days, the buffet experience started to feel lacking in variety. Nightly pizza was very good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Not all that much to do if you are an older adult.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

The entertainment options during this week were very limited. The main headline show - Mama Mia - was cancelled and no other show was substituted. Entertainment was very disappointing for the week.

Children's Programs

No children with our travel party.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward was very good and friendly. Our waiters in the Dining Room for the evening meal were very good and got to know our nightly preferences for drinks.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Nice cabin with balcony and good size for 2 people.

Ship tip

Wear a mask in common areas. Covid was rampant on this cruise especially as the week went on. Four out of the six people in our travel party tested positive for Covid within 2 days of the cruise ending.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

We did a 4 hour excursion that was good.

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

We did an excursion but went a little long because we spent 2 hours at the aquarium. A better option was to take a quick tour and have time to spend walking streets on our own.

Thumbs Up 0

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5

We spent one day at Coco Cay. It was nice and plenty to eat and good places to lay out and swim.

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