Exceeded my expectations

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 4.5
Author: pillpusher58

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

pillpusher58

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 03, 2022

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12682

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Highly recommend the Allure of the Seas. This is a well run ship with a dedicated crew. Well done Royal!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easiest and fastest boarding from any previous cruise I've been on.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room was great, buffets and specialty were so so.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Lots to do on this ship and despite the size lets of places to find private spaces. Golf, ice skating and rock climbing were cool.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Great diversity of entertainment, dazzles band, great. Irish pub dude was perfect. Mama Mia and comedians were very good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

State room attendant was fantastic. Overall great service and positive attitudes from everyone I encountered.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

This ship is fantastic and was well maintained. High level of covid19 cleaning especially on doors and in the casino.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was well maintained by our attendant. Size was decent although don't drop anything in the shower...lol!

Ship tip

Don't do anytime dining as there is always a long wait.

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Ports of call

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

Not much to do other than beach day which was nice.

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Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Great excursion, we dove a German battleship from 1942.

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Charming and vibrant downtown great shopping and beach all within walking distance.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Paid extra for their Key program which allowed us to get off whenever we wanted. Extremely efficient, from leaving the cabin to my house was 1 hour!

7 Comments

AuntPinkie 2 years ago

So happy that it “exceeded “ your expectations.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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Popdog 2 years ago

Thank you for your review. Glad you were able to have a wonderful time.

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MichPR07 2 years ago

We will travel next May 2023....thanks for your review it's definitely very important for those embarking on this ship for the first time. Glad that you enjoyed it your sailing. Is the Donuts place in the Boardwalk area available yet?

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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YvetteBobcruise 2 years ago

Agree love the Allure. Glad you enjoyed your cruise

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Shh813 2 years ago

We were on the Allure in November of 2019, before Covid. Loved it.

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