Sadly, Not what I expected

Item: Allure of the Seas
Rating: 3.1
Author: GreatGG

Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

GreatGG

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 21, 2023

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9301

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Not the restful cruise we hoped to go on. Too many pranksters in the staff and passengers. The food was mediocre. The entertainment was lacking. Both of us got sick on the cruise. We are two 75 year old great grandparents with health issues who wanted to just celebrate our 55th anniversary in style which did not happen. Would not recommend this ship to people our age.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Our first dinner started off with the waiter saying the “chicken was finger licking good.” When we left the dinning room, we were greeted with passengers licking their finger. The meal was awful so we signed up for specialty dinning every night which was excellent.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Very little to do during the day for our age group except Bingo.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Mama Mia was canceled for technical difficulties, but the show Blue Planet was marvelous until the last 3 minutes when the microphones went out. Lacked variety in night club entertainment.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Too many pranksters placing you in embarrassing positions.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The ship is older but still very attractive.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The cabin seemed narrow. Only one turn down service a day and bed was uncomfortable. We had an inside cabin overlooking the Boardwalk which was loud until wee morning hours. The balcony was too warm to sit on mostly because no breeze.